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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |