The role of gut hormones in energy homeostasis
Obesity is an increasing worldwide problem and yet current pharmaceutical treatments only produce modest weight loss which is rarely sustained. Glucagon and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) are members of the secretin family of peptide hormones. Both hormones are products of the preproglucagon gene,...
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Imperial College London
2013
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.693922 |