Glucagon and GLP-1 receptor dual agonism : a therapeutic approach for the treatment of obesity

Obesity is a growing global epidemic and current medical therapies have proven inadequate. Endogenous satiety hormones provide an attractive target for the development of drugs which aim to cause effective weight loss with minimal side effects. Two related peptide hormones, glucagon and glucagon-lik...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cegla, Jaimini
Other Authors: Bloom, Stephen
Published: Imperial College London 2015
Subjects:
610
Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.739556