Distribution of immunoassayable glucagon in gastrointestinal tissues

Roger H Unger, Hermann Ketterer, Anna M. Eisentraut

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Abstract

Glucagon has been identified by a specific radioimmunoassay in extracts of canine stomach and duodenum, rat stomach, duodenum, and jejunum, and human jejunum. Canine stomach glucagon appears to be similar to glucagon of pancreatic origin with respect to its immunoreactivity, its gel filtration elution pattern, and its in vivo hyperglycemic activity. The implication of these findings are briefly discussed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)865-867
Number of pages3
JournalMetabolism
Volume15
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1966

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Endocrinology

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