The therapeutic potential of a venomous lizard: the use of glucagon-like peptide-1 analogues in the critically ill

Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), a principal mediator of the postprandial insulinotropic response in health, has a half-life of minutes. The saliva of the Gila monster contains exendin-4, a structural analogue of human GLP-1, but with a much longer half-life. A synthetic preparation of exendin-4, ex...

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Autores principales: Deane, Adam M, Chapman, Marianne J, Horowitz, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
Materias:
Commentary
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3219279/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20979668
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc9281

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3219279/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20979668
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc9281

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