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insulin

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-004346

A hormone made by the islet cells of the pancreas. Insulin controls the amount of sugar in the blood by moving it into the cells, where it can be used by the body for energy.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-004346
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-004346",
  "term": "insulin",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A hormone made by the islet cells of the pancreas. Insulin controls the amount of sugar in the blood by moving it into the cells, where it can be used by the body for energy.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/insulin/"
}

Record 9,301 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.