Frederick Banting and Insulin Discovery (75th Anniversary of Tragic Death)

Authors

  • A.G. Reznikov SI «V.P. Komisarenko Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism» of NAMS of Ukraine, Kyiv

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22141/2224-0721.5.77.2016.78762

Keywords:

insulin, discovery

Abstract

The article has been written in order to commemorate Canadian scientist Frederick Banting, the discoverer of insulin. There are briefly enlightened biography of the scientist and a history of insulin discovery. There is mentioned the role of scientist’s predecessors in decoding pathogenesis of diabetes and resolving the problem of development of therapeutic preparation of insulin.

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Barron M. The relation of the islets of Langerhans to diabetes with special reference to cases of pancreatic lithiasis. Surg. Gynec. Obstet. 1920;3:437-448.

Rosenfeld L. Insulin: discovery and controversy. Clin. Chem. 2002;48(12):2270-2288. PMID: 12446492

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Published

2021-09-03

How to Cite

Reznikov, A. (2021). Frederick Banting and Insulin Discovery (75th Anniversary of Tragic Death). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY (Ukraine), (5.77), 99–102. https://doi.org/10.22141/2224-0721.5.77.2016.78762

Issue

No. 5.77 (2016)

Section

Historical Page

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Copyright (c) 2016 A.G. Reznikov

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