Investigation of gut hormone physiology in the regulation of appetite
Peptide tyrosine tyrosine (PYY) and glucagon like peptide-1 (GLP-1) are endogenous, anorectic gut hormones released from entero-endocrine L cells. The aims of this thesis were to: investigate the breakdown of PYY using peptide analogues in vitro and in vivo, determine the stimuli for release of PYY...
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Imperial College London
2011
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.532090 |