Proglucagon-Derived Peptides as Therapeutics

Initially discovered as an impurity in insulin preparations, our understanding of the hyperglycaemic hormone glucagon has evolved markedly over subsequent decades. With description of the precursor proglucagon, we now appreciate that glucagon was just the first proglucagon-derived peptide (PGDP) to...

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Main Authors: Ryan A. Lafferty, Finbarr P. M. O’Harte, Nigel Irwin, Victor A. Gault, Peter R. Flatt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2021.689678/full