Amylin
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Related Terms
amyloid protein, noninsulin dependent diabetes mellitus
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Scope Note
37-amino acid polypeptide occurring packaged with insulin in the beta cell secretory granules in normal pancreatic islets; also, a major component of islet amyloid in patients with noninsulin dependent diabetes mellitus.
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Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)
- Amylin is part of the complex interplay of glucose regulation.
- But whenever insulin is produced, amylin is produced as well.
- “Amylin is exactly the type of high-tech company we want here, helping grow Ohio’s biosciences industry.
- Amylin is a 37 amino acid peptide hormone which is co-secreted with insulin from islet b-cells in response to nutrient stimuli.
- Amylin is associated with delayed gastric emptying in critically ill children.
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