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Biological Activity and Antidiabetic Potential of C-Terminal Octapeptide Fragments of the Gut-Derived Hormone Xenin

Xenin is a peptide that is co-secreted with the incretin hormone, glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP), from intestinal K-cells in response to feeding. Studies demonstrate that xenin has appetite suppressive effects and modulates glucose-induced insulin secretion. The present study was...

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Autores principales: Martin, Christine M., Parthsarathy, Vadivel, Hasib, Annie, Ng, Ming T., McClean, Stephen, Flatt, Peter R., Gault, Victor A., Irwin, Nigel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4816510/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27032106
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0152818