Metabolism
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Was she murdered by insulin injection?
Objectives
By the end of this exercise you should be able to:
Explain how excessive insulin or consumption of alcohol and a small amount of carbohydrate can cause hypoglycaemia
Describe in outline what is involved in biological assay and radio-immunoassay of insulin
Explain why insulin is measure in units of biological activity and why insulin syringes are calibrated in units
Describe the processes involved in the synthesis of insulin
Explain the importance of the C-peptide in clinical chemistry