"Peptide YY" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A 36-amino acid peptide produced by the L cells of the distal small intestine and colon. Peptide YY inhibits gastric and pancreatic secretion.
| Descriptor ID |
D019894
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D06.472.317.662 D06.472.699.595 D12.644.548.595
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Peptide YY" by people in Profiles.
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Pancreatic polypeptide and peptide YY inhibit the denervated canine pancreas. Pancreas. 1991 Jul; 6(4):419-26.
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The effect of pancreatic polypeptide and peptide YY on pancreatic blood flow and pancreatic exocrine secretion in the anesthetized dog. Pancreas. 1991 Jan; 6(1):9-14.
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Peptide YY-induced inhibition of pancreatic exocrine secretion is not neurally mediated. Curr Surg. 1989 Jan-Feb; 46(1):10-3.