Role of Glucagon-like Peptide-2 in Rodent Models of Colon Cancer

Glucagon-like peptide-2 (GLP-2) is an intestinotrophic and intestinal anti-inflammatory hormone. Hence, I hypothesized that treatment with degradation-resistant hGly2GLP-2 increases, while blocking endogenous GLP-2 decreases colorectal cancer (CRC) in rodents. In mice, treatment with dextran sodium...

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Main Author: Trivedi, Shivangi
Other Authors: Brubaker, Patricia
Language:en_ca
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/31613