Molecular mechanisms of incretin hormone secretion☆

•Fluorescent tagging enables detailed analysis of enteroendocrine cell physiology.•Electrogenic nutrient uptake evokes electrical activity and hormone secretion.•G protein coupled receptors play key roles in lipid stimulated incretin secretion.•Targeting enteroendocrine cells is under investigation...

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Main Authors: Ezcurra, Marina, Reimann, Frank, Gribble, Fiona M, Emery, Edward
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Science Ltd 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3838618/