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Recent progress in research on the distribution and function of NUCB2/nesfatin-1 in peripheral tissues.
Endocrine journal - 1 Jan 2013
Cao Xun, Liu Xiao-Min, Zhou Li-Hong
Abstract excerpt
Nesfatin-1 is a polypeptide derived from the posttranslational processing of the N-terminal fragment of nucleobindin 2 (NUCB2), that was originally identified as an anorexigenic hypothalamic neuropeptide. A number of reports have recently shown that NUCB2/nesfatin-1 is widely expressed in various peripheral tissues, including those of the gastrointestinal tract where it may participate in various...
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