The effects of electromagnetic pulses (EMP) on the bioactivity of insulin and a preliminary study of mechanism

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 22-26

  Chen, Yong Bin ^a   Li, Jing ^a   Qi, Yuhong ^b   Miao, Xia ^a   Zhou, Yongchun ^a   Ren, Dongqing ^a   Guo, G Z ^a  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Binding affinity; Bioactivity; Conformation; Electromagnetic pulse (EMP); Insulin

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; INSULIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL LABELING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG CONFORMATION; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FLUORESCENCE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SHAM PROCEDURE; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CELL LINE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; INSULIN; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C;

MUS;

EID: 75149177693     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: 13623095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09553000903264499     Document Type: Article

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