"Glucagon-Like Peptides" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Peptides derived from proglucagon which is also the precursor of pancreatic GLUCAGON. Despite expression of proglucagon in multiple tissues, the major production site of glucagon-like peptides (GLPs) is the INTESTINAL L CELLS. GLPs include glucagon-like peptide 1, glucagon-like peptide 2, and the various truncated forms.
| Descriptor ID |
D004763
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D06.472.317.469.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Glucagon-Like Peptides- Glucagon-Like Peptides
- Glucagon Like Peptides
- Glucagon-Like Polypeptides
- Glucagon Like Polypeptides
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