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MeSH Heading: Incretins
Tree Number(s): D27.505.696.399.472.580
Unique ID: D054795
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D054795
Annotation: note entry term INCRETIN EFFECT: use only for the incretin effect of a chemical substance
Scope Note: Peptides which stimulate INSULIN release from the PANCREATIC BETA CELLS following oral nutrient ingestion, or postprandially.
Entry Term(s): Glucose-Dependent Insulin-Releasing Hormone; Incretin; Incretin Effect; Incretin Effects
Previous Indexing: Gastrointestinal Hormones (1974-2007); Peptides (1974-2007)
Public MeSH Note: 2008
History Note: 2008
Date Established: 2008/01/01
Date of Entry: 2007/07/09
Revision Date: 2011/06/24

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Incretins MeSH Descriptor Data 2024