AbstractThis brief communication reviews the non-diabetic uses and utility of insulin. It highlights the lesser known uses in medicine, psychiatry, suregery and diagnostics that this versatile peptide has. Keywords: Applied pharmacology, insulin, non-traditional usesINTRODUCTIONThe discovery of ins...
DIAGNOSTICSSeveral hormones including insulin are used as an essential component of synthetic growth media for cell culture. [2] They promote growth of mammalian cells by increasing the permeability of cell membranes to glucose and making nutrients available to the cells. Although invariably every ...