Open AccessOrexins Control Intestinal Glucose Transport by Distinct Neuronal, Endocrine, and Direct Epithelial Pathways
Author(s) -
Robert Ducroc,
Thierry Voisin,
Aadil El Firar,
Marc Laburthe
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
diabetes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.219
H-Index - 330
eISSN - 1939-327X
pISSN - 0012-1797
DOI - 10.2337/db07-0614
Subject(s) - orexin , medicine , endocrinology , enteroendocrine cell , orexin a , antagonist , neuropeptide , tetrodotoxin , cholecystokinin , energy homeostasis , biology , endocrine system , chemistry , receptor , hormone , obesity
Orexins are neuropeptides involved in energy homeostasis. We investigated the effect of orexin A (OxA) and orexin B (OxB) on intestinal glucose transport in the rat.
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