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Diabetes & Obesity

Diabetes & Obesity

Diabetes Mellitus is a metabolic syndrome that refers to a group of diseases that affect how the body uses blood sugar (glucose).

Diabetes occurs when the body does not produce sufficient levels of, or correctly respond to, insulin. Insulin is an essential physiological hormone that is secreted from beta-cells in the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas. Under normal physiological conditions, insulin is secreted in response to increased blood glucose levels and stimulates cellular glucose uptake stored as glycogen.

Type-1 diabetes is the failure to produce enough insulin and instead of being transported into cells, sugar builds up in the blood stream. In contrast, in Type-2 diabetes the body exhibits insulin resistance and fails to respond accordingly. Increased risk of developing Type-2 diabetes is more commonly associated with lifestyle factors, such as obesity.

Incretins are a group of metabolic hormones that stimulate a decrease in blood glucose levels. The study of how Incretins are released after eating and augment the secretion of insulin released from pancreatic beta cells of the islets of Langerhans by a blood glucose-dependent mechanism continues to advance. 

IBL-America offers investigators a broad range of quality laboratory kits to identify key biomarkers to achieve their research goals and study the biological processes underlying diabetes.

  • Growth Hormone (m/rGH)

    Growth Hormone (m/rGH)

    Enzyme Immunoassay (ELISA) for the determination of Growth Hormone in mouse and rat serum and plasma. For research use only, not for use in diagnostic procedures.

    $839.00
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  • Proinsulin (Intact) (Lum) (480 test)

    Proinsulin (Intact) (Lum) (480 test)

    The Intact Proinsulin luminescence assay is an immunometric assay (LUM) for the quantitative measurement of intact proinsulin in human plasma samples. Measurements of proinsulin are used in the...

    $3,940.00
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  • Human FGF19 ELISA

    Human FGF19 ELISA

    Solid phase sandwich ELISA for the determination of human Fibroblast Growth Factor  (FGF19) in EDTA plasma and cell culture supernatant. For research use only, not for use in diagnostic procedures...

    $895.00
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  • Vaspin

    Vaspin

    Enzyme immunoassay (ELISA) for determination of human Vaspin in human serum. For research use only, not for use in diagnostic procedures.

    The ELISA for quantitative measurement of Vaspin is...

    $682.00
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  • Endothelial Lipase (EL) Full-Length

    Endothelial Lipase (EL) Full-Length

    Solid phase sandwich ELISA for the determination of human Endothelial Lipase (EL) Full-Length in serum, EDTA-plasma and cell culture supernatant. For research use only, not for use in diagnostic...

    $895.00
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  • Proinsulin (Intact) ELISA

    Proinsulin (Intact) ELISA

    Enzyme immunoassay (ELISA) for the quantitative measurement of intact proinsulin in heparin or EDTA plasma. Measurements of proinsulin are used in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with type 2...

    $664.00
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  • Chemerin

    Chemerin

    Enzyme immunoassay (ELISA) of the determination of human Chemerin in human serum and plasma. For research use only, not for use in diagnostic procedures.

    Chemerin, also known as...

    $701.00
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