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  • Thumbnail for Atrial natriuretic peptide
    Atrial Natriuretic Peptide (ANP) or atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) is a natriuretic peptide hormone secreted from the cardiac atria that in humans is...
    33 KB (3,952 words) - 19:51, 14 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for Brain natriuretic peptide 32
    Brain natriuretic peptide 32 (BNP), also known as B-type natriuretic peptide, is a hormone secreted by cardiomyocytes in the heart ventricles in response...
    38 KB (4,329 words) - 02:33, 28 March 2024
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    lungs. The appetite-stimulating effects of AgRP are inhibited by the hormone leptin and activated by the hormone ghrelin. Adipocytes secrete leptin in response...
    24 KB (2,767 words) - 05:59, 16 July 2024
  • named ASP or acylation-stimulating-protein due to its marked stimulating action on triacylglycerol synthesis in human adipocytes and skin fibroblasts....
    5 KB (560 words) - 13:22, 22 July 2023
  • Thumbnail for Endocrinology
    All hormones secreted by the pituitary gland are peptide hormones, as are leptin from adipocytes, ghrelin from the stomach, and insulin from the pancreas...
    27 KB (3,035 words) - 20:41, 2 August 2024
  • vasoactive intestinal peptide and gastric inhibitory peptide Somatostatin family Motilin family Substance P. Ghrelin is a peptide hormone released from...
    7 KB (349 words) - 14:57, 24 October 2023
  • Thumbnail for Lipolysis
    mobilize stored energy during fasting or exercise, and usually occurs in fat adipocytes. The most important regulatory hormone in lipolysis is insulin; lipolysis...
    15 KB (1,555 words) - 16:37, 17 August 2024
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    body fat or simply fat) is a loose connective tissue composed mostly of adipocytes. It also contains the stromal vascular fraction (SVF) of cells including...
    73 KB (8,507 words) - 18:46, 28 August 2024
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    Insulin (category Peptide hormones)
    Insulin (/ˈɪn.sjʊ.lɪn/, from Latin insula, 'island') is a peptide hormone produced by beta cells of the pancreatic islets encoded in humans by the insulin...
    121 KB (13,799 words) - 18:32, 22 August 2024
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    of hepatic lipogenesis, decreasing levels of lipolysis and increasing adipocyte hypertrophy. This increases body mass and leads to difficulties with weight...
    27 KB (3,257 words) - 21:56, 17 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for C-reactive protein
    macrophages, T cells and fat cells (adipocytes). It is a member of the pentraxin family of proteins. It is not related to C-peptide (insulin) or protein C (blood...
    47 KB (5,296 words) - 20:17, 16 August 2024
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    discovery of the orexins to reflect the orexigenic (appetite-stimulating) activity of these peptides. In their 1998 paper describing these neuropeptides, they...
    54 KB (6,141 words) - 03:36, 18 August 2024
  • pp59(Lyn) non-receptor tyrosine kinases to insulin-mimetic signaling in adipocytes". Molecular and Cellular Biology. 20 (13): 4708–4723. doi:10.1128/mcb...
    50 KB (5,222 words) - 18:06, 23 August 2024
  • corticotroph cells, produce ACTH. The targets are the adrenal glands, adipocytes and melanocytes. 3–5% thyrotroph cells, produce TSH. 10–15%, Gonadotroph...
    6 KB (460 words) - 11:44, 28 May 2024
  • Erythropoietin EPO Peptide kidney Extraglomerular mesangial cells EpoR Stimulate erythrocyte production 26 Follicle-stimulating hormone FSH Peptide anterior pituitary...
    27 KB (343 words) - 11:42, 1 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Interleukin 6
    weight exerted by glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor stimulation. Outside the CNS, it seems that IL-6 stimulates the production of GLP-1 in the endocrine...
    63 KB (7,473 words) - 11:32, 1 September 2024
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    Prolactin (category Peptide hormones)
    by bromocriptine increased lipogenesis and insulin responsiveness in adipocytes while decreasing them in the mammary gland. In general, dopamine inhibits...
    56 KB (5,820 words) - 00:14, 19 May 2024
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    Angiotensin (category Peptide hormones)
    Angiotensin is a peptide hormone that causes vasoconstriction and an increase in blood pressure. It is part of the renin–angiotensin system, which regulates...
    28 KB (3,125 words) - 22:38, 10 August 2024
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    FNDC5 (category Peptide hormones)
    S, Donelan W, Zhao Y, et al. (February 2014). "Irisin stimulates browning of white adipocytes through mitogen-activated protein kinase p38 MAP kinase...
    20 KB (2,181 words) - 12:13, 28 June 2024
  • evidence suggesting that insulin promotes SREBP-1 mRNA expression in adipocytes and hepatocytes. It has also been suggested that the hormone increases...
    17 KB (2,179 words) - 16:33, 17 August 2024
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