Peptide YY
"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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Talebizadeh Z, Kibiryeva N, Bittel DC, Butler MG. Ghrelin, peptide YY and their receptors: gene expression in brain from subjects with and without Prader-Willi syndrome. Int J Mol Med. 2005 Apr; 15(4):707-11.
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Butler MG, Bittel DC, Talebizadeh Z. Plasma peptide YY and ghrelin levels in infants and children with Prader-Willi syndrome. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2004 Sep; 17(9):1177-84.