Amylin: Physiology and Pharmacology Volume 52

ISBN-13: 9780120329540 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 341 str.

Andrew Young

Opis

Amylin deciphers amylin's physiology and reveals previously unrecognized mechanisms fundamental to control body weight and fuel homeostasis. This book also discusses therapeutic utility of amylin as the first new medicine to treat diabetes since insulin.

• Provides a current comprehensive treatment of amylin the hormone
• Identifies the majority of amylin's physiologic functions

Spis treści

Introduction; Biological actions of amylin and amylinomimetics; Therapeutic uses of amylinomimetic drugs