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FGF21 Is an Insulin-Dependent Postprandial Hormone in Adult Humans

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2017

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Ricardo J. Samms, Jo E. Lewis, Luke Norton, Francis B. Stephens, Christopher Gaffney, Tony Butterfield, Dennis P. Smith, Christine C. Cheng, James W. Perfield, Andrew C. Adams,
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Abstract

Insulin rather than glucose per se increases total and bioactive FGF21 in the postprandial period in adult humans. Understanding the impact of T2D on bioactive FGF21 will have a significant effect upon the efficacy of therapeutic agents designed to target the FGF21 pathway.

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