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. 1951 Dec;75(6):412–415.

INSULIN AND INSULIN MIXTURES—NPH Insulin

DeWitt K Burnham
PMCID: PMC1521099  PMID: 14886746

Abstract

There are several distinct types of commercial insulins available, and with combinations of these many curves of timing of insulin action may be obtained, but none can parallel the action of a normal pancreas.

NPH insulin, the newest addition, has a wide range of usefulness and may supplant many of the other types and combinations.

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