Glucagon and the glucagon receptor: Merrifield years at the interface of chemistry and biology

International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics

Volumn 13, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 19-27

  Unson, Cecilia G ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenylyl cyclase; Diabetes mellitus; Glucagon antagonist; Glucagon receptor; Gs protein

Indexed keywords

GLUCAGON; GLUCAGON DERIVATIVE; GLUCAGON RECEPTOR; LIGAND; MUTANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOPHYSICS; DIABETES MELLITUS; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE BINDING; MAMMAL CELL; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; SYNTHESIS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 34250021917     PISSN: 15733149     EISSN: 15733904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10989-007-9082-3     Document Type: Article

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