History of Insulin

Walter Sneader, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK

Published online: April 2001

DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0003623

Failure of the pancreas to produce sufficient insulin results in high blood sugar levels and the development of diabetes. The isolation of insulin in 1922 provided a means of treating diabetes by administering daily injections of the hormone.

Keywords: chemistry; drugs and chemicals; endocrinology

 Further Reading
    Banting FG and Best CH (1922) Pancreatic Extracts. Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine 115: 254–272. [1990 reprint of original article]
    book Sneader W (1996) Drug Prototypes and their Exploitation, pp. 362–366. Chichester, UK: John Wiley.

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Sneader, Walter(Apr 2001) History of Insulin. In: eLS. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester. http://www.els.net [doi: 10.1038/npg.els.0003623]