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A closer look at the role of urotensin II in the metabolic syndrome

Urotensin II (UII) is a vasoactive peptide that was first discovered in the teleost fish, and later in mammals and humans. UII binds to the G protein coupled receptor GPR14 (now known as UT). UII mediates important physiological and pathological actions by interacting with its receptor. The metaboli...

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Autores principales: Barrette, Pierre-Olivier, Schwertani, Adel Giaid
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3531708/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23293629
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2012.00165