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Preferred term

Exenatide  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A synthetic form of exendin-4, a 39-amino acid peptide isolated from the venom of the Gila monster lizard (Heloderma suspectum). Exenatide increases CYCLIC AMP levels in pancreatic acinar cells and acts as a GLUCAGON-LIKE PEPTIDE-1 RECEPTOR (GLP-1) agonist and incretin mimetic, enhancing insulin secretion in response to increased glucose levels; it also suppresses inappropriate glucagon secretion and slows gastric emptying. It is used an anti-diabetic and anti-obesity agent.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 141732-76-5 (Exenatide)
  • 9P1872D4OL

In other languages

  • French

  • 141732-76-5 (Exenatide)
  • 9P1872D4OL

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-HFHGVTFD-9

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