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SUBMITTER: Sekar R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3886658 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sekar Revathi R Chow Billy K C BK
Journal of lipid research 20131122 2
Secretin (Sct), a classical gut hormone, is now known to play pleiotropic functions in the body including osmoregulation, digestion, and feeding control. As Sct has long been implicated to regulate metabolism, in this report, we have investigated a potential lipolytic action of Sct. In our preliminary studies, both Sct levels in circulation and Sct receptor (SctR) transcripts in adipose tissue were upregulated during fasting, suggesting a potential physiological relevance of Sct in regulating li ...[more]