Effect of temperature on the potency & pharmacological action of insulin

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 166-169

  Vimalavathini, R ^a   Gitanjali, B ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Insulin; Pharmacological action; Potency

Indexed keywords

BIPHASIC INSULIN; GLUCOSE; HUMAN INSULIN; INSULIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG STORAGE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INSULIN TOLERANCE TEST; MALE; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; SHELF LIFE; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG STORAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULIN; MALE; RABBITS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 70349551476     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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