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Recent Progress in the Use of Glucagon and Glucagon Receptor Antago-nists in the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus

Glucagon is an important pancreatic hormone, released into blood circulation by alpha cells of the islet of Langerhans. Glucagon induces gluconeogenesis and glycogenolysis in hepatocytes, leading to an increase in hepatic glucose production and subsequently hyperglycemia in susceptible individuals....

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Autores principales: Lotfy, Mohamed, Kalasz, Huba, Szalai, Gyorgy, Singh, Jaipaul, Adeghate, Ernest
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bentham Open 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4321206/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25674162
http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874104501408010028