Apelin and novel stable peptide analogues : assessing their anti-diabetic and anti-obesity potential
Apelin is a circulating peptide produced and secreted by the adipocyte and thus is considered an adipokine. It was first discovered from bovine stomach extracts as an endogenous ligand for the orphan receptor APJ (apelin receptor) and is a product of APLN (apelin) gene, translated as a 77 amino-acid...
Main Author: | |
---|---|
Published: |
Ulster University
2014
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.734608 |