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Preferred term

Islet Amyloid Polypeptide  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A pancreatic beta-cell hormone that is co-secreted with INSULIN. It displays an anorectic effect on nutrient metabolism by inhibiting gastric acid secretion, gastric emptying and postprandial GLUCAGON secretion. Islet amyloid polypeptide can fold into AMYLOID FIBRILS that have been found as a major constituent of pancreatic AMYLOID DEPOSITS.

Entry terms

  • Amlintide
  • Amylin
  • IAPP Protein
  • Insulinoma Amyloid Polypeptide
  • Pancreatic Amylin

In other languages

  • French

  • Amlintide
  • Amyline
  • Amyline pancréatique
  • Polypeptide amyloïde de l'insulinome
  • Polypeptide amyloïde des îlots
  • Protéine IAPP

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-B2ZVLQ94-D

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