Glucagon-like peptide-1

id: glucagon-like-peptide-1-206-12133035
title: Glucagon-like peptide-1
text: Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is a 30- or 31-amino-acid-long peptide hormone deriving from the tissue-specific posttranslational processing of the proglucagon peptide. It is produced and secreted by intestinal enteroendocrine L-cells and certain neurons within the nucleus of the solitary tract in the brainstem upon food consumption. The initial product GLP-1 (1–37) is susceptible to amidation and proteolytic cleavage, which gives rise to the two truncated and equipotent biologically active for
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description: Gastrointestinal peptide hormone involved in glucose homeostasis
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glucagon-like_peptide-1
date created: 2006-06-10T20:25:34Z
date modified: 2024-09-10T20:05:37Z
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