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    In 1921 a team of Canadian scientists discovered what chemical?

    Question #40893. Asked by lothruin. (Nov 08 03 10:14 AM)


    a1successforce

    		Insulin. However their first successful attempt went by the name 'isletin', most likely a reference to the islets of Langerhans found in the pancreas.
    Hope that's it.

    Nov 08 03, 10:20 AM
    mibmob

    		Insulin

    Nov 08 03, 10:21 AM
    lothruin

    		Yay! Insulin it was! And the year the first successful trials were performed for use in human cases?

    Nov 08 03, 10:54 AM
    mibmob

    		The next year, ie 1922.

    Nov 08 03, 11:14 AM

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