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Abstract
Peptides which stimulate INSULIN release from the PANCREATIC BETA CELLS following oral nutrient ingestion, or postprandially.
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- Glucose-Dependent Insulin-Releasing Hormone
- Incretin
- Glucose Dependent Insulin Releasing Hormone
- Hormone, Glucose-Dependent Insulin-Releasing
- Insulin-Releasing Hormone, Glucose-Dependent
- Incretin Effect
- Incretin Effects
- Effect, Incretin
- Effects, Incretin
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28 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
note entry term INCRETIN EFFECT: use only for the incretin effect of a chemical substance
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History Note
2008
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Previous Indexing
- Gastrointestinal Hormones (1974-2007)
- Peptides (1974-2007)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Incretins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D054795. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D054795
- Incretins. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incretin
- Incretins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1420402