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... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Pharmacologic Actions > Physiological Effects of Drugs > Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists > Hormones > Gastrointestinal Hormones > Proglucagon > Oxyntomodulin
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Protein Precursors > Proglucagon > Oxyntomodulin
... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Pharmacologic Actions > Physiological Effects of Drugs > Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists > Hormones > Peptide Hormones > Pancreatic Hormones > Proglucagon > Oxyntomodulin
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Peptide Hormones > Pancreatic Hormones > Proglucagon > Oxyntomodulin

Preferred term

Oxyntomodulin  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Glicentin (33-69)
  • Proglucagon (33-69)

Scope note

  • A 37-amino acid peptide derived from the C-terminal of GLICENTIN. It is mainly produced by the INTESTINAL L CELLS. Oxyntomodulin can reduce digestive secretions, delay gastric emptying, and reduced food intake.

History note

  • 2007 (2005)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D053772

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