enteroglucagon
Sign in to saveEnteroglucagon is a peptide hormone derived from preproglucagon. It is a gastrointestinal hormone, secreted from mucosal cells primarily of the colon and terminal ileum. It consists of 37 amino acids. Enteroglucagon is released when fats and glucose are present in the small intestine; which decrease the motility to allow sufficient time for these nutrients to be absorbed.
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Enteroglucagon is a peptide hormone derived from preproglucagon. It is a gastrointestinal hormone, secreted from mucosal cells primarily of the colon and terminal ileum. It consists of 37 amino acids. Enteroglucagon is released when fats and glucose are present in the small intestine; which decrease the motility to allow sufficient time for these nutrients to be absorbed.
== Discovery == In 1948, Sutherland and De Duve identified a gastrointestinal glucagon-like material in gastric mucosa, the term "enteroglucagon" was used to describe this material that shared a similar immunoreactivity with glucagon. A half-century later, Brubaker and Drucker studied proglucagon gene expression, they discovered the function of enteroglucagon is related to the growth of intestinal epithelium.
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