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Definition of Proinsulin
1. Noun. (biochemistry) A polypeptide that is the prohormone precursor of insulin ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Proinsulin
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Proinsulin
Literary usage of Proinsulin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Diabetes in America by Ronald Aubert (1996)
"METABOLIC EPIPHENOMENA • proinsulin The association between hyperinsulinemia and
NIDDM risk may theoretically be secondary to an association with proinsulin ..."
2. Fluoride in Drinking Water: A Scientific Review of EPA's Standards by Committee on Fluoride in Drinking Water, National Research Council (2006)
"(1993) could not distinguish between insulin and proinsulin, and the authors
suggested that the observed increases in both IRI and serum glucose indicate ..."
3. In the Matter of Certain Recombinantly Produced Human Growth Hormones by DIANE Publishing Company (1997)
"Thus, for example, Villa-Komaroff et al obtained cDNA for rat proinsulin which
lacked codons ... Villa-Komaroff, supra (rat proinsulin); PH Seeburg et. al. ..."
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