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Glucagon

Known as: Glukagon, Glucagon [Chemical/Ingredient], Glucagon (1-29) 
A 29-amino acid pancreatic peptide derived from proglucagon which is also the precursor of intestinal GLUCAGON-LIKE PEPTIDES. Glucagon is secreted by… 
National Institutes of Health

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BradycardiaGCG geneGCG wt AlleleGLUCAGON HYDROCHLORIDE

Broader (4)

Gastrointestinal AgentsHormonesInsulinPancreatic Hormones

Narrower (11)

GlucaGenN(alpha)-maltoglucagonN(epsilon)-acetimidoglucagonN(epsilon)-hexanoylglucagon

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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Cardioprotective and Vasodilatory Actions of Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor Are Mediated Through Both Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor–Dependent and –Independent Pathways
Background— The glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor (GLP-1R) is believed to mediate glucoregulatory and cardiovascular effects of… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Gut-expressed gustducin and taste receptors regulate secretion of glucagon-like peptide-1
Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), released from gut endocrine L cells in response to glucose, regulates appetite, insulin… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Free fatty acids regulate gut incretin glucagon-like peptide-1 secretion through GPR120
Diabetes, a disease in which the body does not produce or use insulin properly, is a serious global health problem. Gut… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Adiponectin stimulates glucose utilization and fatty-acid oxidation by activating AMP-activated protein kinase
Adiponectin (Ad) is a hormone secreted by adipocytes that regulates energy homeostasis and glucose and lipid metabolism. However… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Determinants of the impaired secretion of glucagon-like peptide-1 in type 2 diabetic patients.
To elucidate the causes of the diminished incretin effect in type 2 diabetes mellitus we investigated the secretion of the… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
The glucagon-like peptides.
I. Introduction II. History of the Incretin Concept: Discovery of Gastric Inhibitory Polypeptide III. Discovery of GLP-1 IV… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
ESPript: analysis of multiple sequence alignments in PostScript
MOTIVATION The program ESPript (Easy Sequencing in PostScript) allows the rapid visualization, via PostScript output, of… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Glucagon-like peptide 1 promotes satiety and suppresses energy intake in humans.
We examined the effect of intravenously infused glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) on subjective appetite sensations after an energy… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
A role for glucagon-like peptide-1 in the central regulation of feeding
THE sequence of glucagon-like peptide-1 (7–36) amide (GLP-1) is completely conserved in all mammalian species studied, implying… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Tissue and Plasma Concentrations of Amidated and Glycine-Extended Glucagon-Like Peptide I in Humans
Using specific radioimmunoassays, we studied the occurrence of amidated and glycine-extended glucagon-like peptide I (GLP-I… 
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