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Descriptor English:

Glucagon-Like Peptides

Descriptor Spanish:

Péptidos Similares al Glucagón

Descriptor Portuguese:

Peptídeos Semelhantes ao Glucagon

Synonyms English:

Enteroglucagon
Enteroglucagons
Gut Glucagon

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Definition English:

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.

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History Note English:

2007 (1979)

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Record Number:

4843

Unique Identifier:

D004763

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