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Enteroinsular axis.

J C Brown
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A physiological role for GIP as an insulinotropic hormone involved in the enteroinsular axis has been established and ingestion of glucose, fatty acids and certain amino acids will produce an increase in circulating IR-GIP levels. The insulinotropic action of GIP is glucose concentration dependent in normal animals. A role for GIP in NIDDM is equivocal although several studies have demonstrated elevated serum levels. Animal models have indicated a disturbance of GIP receptor function associated with hyperinsulinaemia, i.e. lowering of the minimum glucose concentration at which GIP is insulinotropic.

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J C Brown. 1988. Enteroinsular axis.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0950-351x(88)80037-5

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