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An intermediate-acting INSULIN preparation with onset time of 2 hours and duration of 24 hours. It is produced by crystallizing ZINC-insulin-PROTAMINES at neutral pH 7. Thus it is called neutral protamine Hagedorn for inventor Hans Christian Hagedorn.
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- Insulin, Isophane
- Insulin, NPH
- Isophane Insulin, Regular
- NPH Insulin
- Neutral Protamine Hagedorn Insulin
- Protamine Hagedorn Insulin
- Hagedorn Insulin, Protamine
- Regular Isophane Insulin
- Insulin, Protamine Zinc
- Protamine Zinc Insulin
- Zinc Insulin, Protamine
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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History Note
2009 (1963); for INSULIN, PROTAMINE ZINC use INSULIN, LONG-ACTING 1966-2011
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Isophane Insulin. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007336. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007336
- Isophane Insulin. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NPH_insulin
- Isophane Insulin. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1929845