insulin analogue
English
Noun
insulin analogue (plural insulin analogues)
- Any of several molecular analogues of endogenous insulin with similar insulin receptor ligand activity but suitable for differing time spans of bioavailability and action; produced recombinantly and used as medications in treating diabetes; often metonymically just called insulin, the molecular modifications notwithstanding.
Hyponyms
- insulin aspart
- insulin degludec
- insulin detemir
- insulin glargine
- insulin glulisine
- insulin lispro