Gcg-XTEN: an improved glucagon capable of preventing hypoglycemia without increasing baseline blood glucose.

Gcg-XTEN: an improved glucagon capable of preventing hypoglycemia without increasing baseline blood glucose.

While the majority of current diabetes treatments focus on reducing blood glucose levels, hypoglycemia represents a significant risk associated with insulin treatment. Glucagon plays a major regulatory role in controlling hypoglycemia in vivo, but its short half-life and hyperglycemic effects preven...

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Main Authors: Nathan C Geething, Wayne To, Benjamin J Spink, Michael D Scholle, Chia-wei Wang, Yong Yin, Yi Yao, Volker Schellenberger, Jeffrey L Cleland, Willem P C Stemmer, Joshua Silverman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-04-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2854692?pdf=render

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