FGF21-receptor agonists: An emerging therapeutic class for obesity-related diseases

Hormone Molecular Biology and Clinical Investigation

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2017, Pages

  Sonoda, Junichiro ^a   Chen, Mark Z ^a   Baruch, Amos ^a  

^a GENENTECH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

monoclonal antibodies; NAFLD; obesity; therapeutics; type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 21; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 1; KLOTHO PROTEIN; LY 2405319; RECOMBINANT FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; SHORT ACTING DRUG; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; LY2405319;

DRUG HALF LIFE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; AGONISTS; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PROTEIN STABILITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; OBESITY; PROTEIN STABILITY; RECEPTOR, FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR, TYPE 1; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 85023207872     PISSN: 18681883     EISSN: 18681891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/hmbci-2017-0002     Document Type: Review

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