"C-Peptide" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The middle segment of proinsulin that is between the N-terminal B-chain and the C-terminal A-chain. It is a pancreatic peptide of about 31 residues, depending on the species. Upon proteolytic cleavage of proinsulin, equimolar INSULIN and C-peptide are released. C-peptide immunoassay has been used to assess pancreatic beta cell function in diabetic patients with circulating insulin antibodies or exogenous insulin. Half-life of C-peptide is 30 min, almost 8 times that of insulin.
| Descriptor ID |
D002096
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D06.472.699.587.200.500.250 D12.644.548.586.200.500.250
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| Concept/Terms |
C-Peptide- C-Peptide
- C Peptide
- Connecting Peptide
- Proinsulin C-Peptide
- Proinsulin C Peptide
- C-Peptide, Proinsulin
- C Peptide, Proinsulin
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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