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insulin — A polypeptide hormone, secreted by beta cells in the islets of Langerhans, that promotes glucose utilization, protein synthesis, and the formation and storage of neutral lipids; available in a variety of preparations including genetically… … Medical dictionary
protein — proteinaceous /proh tee nay sheuhs, tee i nay /, proteinic, proteinous, adj. /proh teen, tee in/, n. 1. Biochem. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the… … Universalium
Protein domain — Pyruvate kinase, a protein from three domains (PDB 1pkn) A protein domain is a part of protein sequence and structure that can evolve, function, and exist independently of the rest of the protein chain. Each domain forms a compact three… … Wikipedia
Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… … Universalium
Vitamin C — This article is about ascorbic acid as a nutrient; for its chemical properties, see the article ascorbic acid; for other uses, see the disambiguation page. Vitamin C … Wikipedia
CTCF — is a major protein involved in insulator activity.The protein CTCF plays heavily in the role of repressing the insulin like growth factor 2 gene, by binding to the H 19 imprinting control region (ICR) along with Differentially methylated Region 1 … Wikipedia
Ceruloplasmin — (ferroxidase) PDB rendering based on 1kcw … Wikipedia
