Medical Definition of Insulin receptor

1. Areas on the outer part of a cell that allow the cell to join or bind with insulin that is in the blood. When the cell and insulin bind together, the cell can take glucose (sugar) from the blood and use it for energy. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Insulin Receptor

insulin allergy
insulin antagonist
insulin binding
insulin c-peptide
insulin coma treatment
insulin dependent diabetes
insulin hypoglycaemia test
insulin infusion systems
insulin injection
insulin like growth-factor-binding protein 4
insulin like growth factor
insulin lipoatrophy
insulin lipodystrophy
insulin pump
insulin reaction
insulin receptor (current term)
insulin receptor protein-tyrosine kinase
insulin receptor substrate-1 protein
insulin resistance
insulin shock
insulin shock therapies
insulin shock therapy
insulin shock treatment
insulin unit
insulin zinc suspension
insulinaemia
insulinase
insulinases
insulinemia
insulinemias

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