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Insulin allows glucose to move into cells. It thereby maintains glucose homeostasis.
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What is serum insulin?
It means the amount of insulin found in the watery part of the blood called serum.
How is serum insulin made?
Insulin is made by the islet cells in the pancreas. These are the endocrine cells found in the pancreas.
Which Rising blood serum levels of what substances stimulates the release of insulin?
glucose
What color tube is drawn for insulin serum test?
red top to be frozen
Why does insulin decrease potassium levels?
It takes potussium ito the cell, leaving less in the serum (of the bloodstream).
How does dextrose and insulin lower potassium?
The glucose with the help of insulin opens the cells and allows the Potassium ion to go inside the cells ( which is normally intracellular) thus, lowering the serum Potassium level ( in the blood). ☼ R.N. Intensive nurse. Phils.
Plasma minus clotting proteins?
Serum
What is the constellation of symptoms called metabolic syndrome or insulin resistance syndrome linked to insulin resistance?
The symptoms are excess weight around the waistline, high levels of serum triglycerides, low levels of HDL (good cholesterol), high blood pressure, high fasting blood glucose levels.
What is lacking antibodies of a specific type in serum?
Serum is serum
Blood plasma minus fibrinogen is?
Serum Serum
What has the author Jane V Higdon written?
Jane V. Higdon has written: 'Effects of acute heavy resistance exercise on serum insulin-like growth factor-I and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 levels in older men and women' -- subject(s): Exercise for the aged, Insulin-like growth factor-binding proteins, Physiological aspects, Physiological aspects of Exercise for the aged, Somatomedin
Does serum contain DNA?
Serum is generally free from blood cellular components but when collecting serum sometimes few cells will be pipetted with the serum & that is the only source of DNA in the serum.
