The Effect of Hexylresorcinol Upon the Absorption of Insulin From the Gastro-Intestinal Tract of Dogs

Abstract

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Effectiveness of Per-Oral Insulin in Human Diabetes

“…In previous reports one of us (M) and his associates (1,2) have shown that hexylresorcinol aids in the absorption of insulin from the gastrointestinal tract of dogs. It has since been shown that other derivatives, the octyl and heptyl resorcinols (3) and the pentyl, butyl, and propyl resorcinols likewise are active in this physiologic process; the last two, however, less so than the higher compounds.…”