In vivo central actions of rat amylin
✍ Scribed by Samir M. Bouali; Sunil J. Wimalawansa; François B. Jolicoeur
- Book ID
- 119118791
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 558 KB
- Volume
- 56
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-0115
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## Abstract Amylin is a 37 amino acid peptide produced mainly by β‐cells of the endocrine pancreas. Human amylin has 43% homology with human calcitonin gene‐related peptide (CGRP) and 13% homology with human calcitonin (CT). Amylin and CGRP have been reported to have CT‐like hypocalcemic activity i
Amylin is a polypeptide of 37 amino acids, predominantly synthesized in pancreatic Beta cells. The peptide was suggested to be dysregulated in Type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus and it antagonized certain actions of insulin in vitro in rat muscle. This led to speculation that amylin is