insulinlike activity

in·su·lin·like ac·tiv·i·ty (ILA),

a measure of substances, usually in plasma, that exert biologic effects similar to those of insulin in various bioassays; sometimes used as a measure of plasma insulin concentrations; always gives higher values than immunochemical techniques for the measurement of insulin.

in·su·lin·like ac·ti·vi·ty

(ILA) (in'sŭ-lin-līk ak-tiv'i-tē) A measure of substances, usually in plasma, which exert biologic effects similar to those of insulin in various bioassays; sometimes used as a measure of plasma insulin concentrations; always gives higher values than immunochemical techniques for the measurement of insulin.