title: Insulin pharmacology.
abstract: Insulin initially became available for therapy in the 1920s. Over the years, a variety of insulin preparations have been formulated; preparations differ on the basis of purity, species of origin, and time course of action. Currently, highly purified preparations of human insulin are available with a variety of profiles of action.
authors.affiliation: University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Skyler
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D004355:Drug Stability; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013552:Swine
chemical_list: D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D007328:Insulin