Peptide YY, a new gut hormone (a mini-review).
This report describes our current knowledge of a new gut peptide hormone, peptide YY. The localization, action, and possible mechanisms that control release of peptide YY are described.
Hill
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Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77550.
Zhang
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Gomez
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Greeley
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D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000502:physiology; D005744:Gastric Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D005768:Gastrointestinal Hormones / Q000502:physiology; D005769:Gastrointestinal Motility; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000502:physiology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010179:Pancreas / Q000378:metabolism; D019894:Peptide YY; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*
D005768:Gastrointestinal Hormones; D010455:Peptides; D019894:Peptide YY