Insulin Release Mechanism Modulated by Toxins Isolated from Animal Venoms: From Basic Research to Drug Development Prospects
Venom from mammals, amphibians, snakes, arachnids, sea anemones and insects provides diverse sources of peptides with different potential medical applications. Several of these peptides have already been converted into drugs and some are still in the clinical phase. Diabetes type 2 is one of the dis...
Main Authors: | Beatriz Elena Sarmiento, Luis Felipe Santos Menezes, Elisabeth F. Schwartz |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-05-01
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Series: | Molecules |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/24/10/1846 |
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