Svensk definition
En glukagonliknande polypeptid som utsöndras i tarmkanalen. Den delar inte receptorer med pankreasglukagon. Peptiden har glykogenolytisk verkan.
Glucagon-Like Peptides
Glukagonliknande peptider
Engelsk definition
Peptides derived from proglucagon which is also the precursor of pancreatic GLUCAGON. Despite expression of proglucagon in multiple tissues, the major production site of glucagon-like peptides (GLPs) is the INTESTINAL L CELLS. GLPs include glucagon-like peptide 1, glucagon-like peptide 2, and the various truncated forms.
Svenska synonymer
Enteroglukagoner
Engelska synonymer
Glucagon Like Peptides — Glucagon-Like Polypeptide — Glucagon Like Polypeptide — Polypeptide, Glucagon-Like — Glucagon-Like Polypeptides — Glucagon Like Polypeptides — Glucagon-Like Peptide — Glucagon Like Peptide — Peptide, Glucagon-Like — Enteroglucagons — Enteroglucagon — Gut Glucagon — Glucagon, Gut