prouroguanylin
National Institutes of Health
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Uroguanylin (UGN) is a gut hormone involved in the regulation of electrolyte and fluid balance. More recent studies have proposed…
The peptide uroguanylin (Ugn) is expressed at significant levels only in intestine and kidney, and is stored in both tissues…
The peptide uroguanylin (Ugn) regulates enteric and renal electrolyte transport. Previous studies have shown that Ugn and its…
The peptide uroguanylin (Ugn) is stored and released as a propeptide (proUgn) by enterochromaffin cells in the intestine, and…
Nitric oxide relaxes myometrium in a cGMP-independent manner. Although cGMP activates its cognate kinase, this is not required…
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In contrast to their prohormones the mature peptide hormones guanylin and uroguanylin are not able to fold to their native…
Guanylyl cyclase activating peptide II (GCAP-II), an endogenous ligand of guanylyl cyclase C, is produced via the processing of…