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Neuropeptides and intestinal tract in the control of glucose Homeostasis Hypothalamic regulatory peptides and the regulation of food intake and energy balance: signals or noise?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2007

Gareth Williams ,
Pauline E. McKibbin  and
H. David McCarthy
Gareth Williams
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX
Pauline E. McKibbin
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX
H. David McCarthy
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX
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Symposium on ’Diabetes and hormonal control of glucose homeostasis‘
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Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , Volume 50 , Issue 3 , December 1991 , pp. 527 - 544
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