Homeostasis

Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Links Ingestion, Homeostasis, and the Heart

Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is a gut hormone that plays critical roles in linking ingestion, metabolic homeostasis, and cardiovascular function. Endogenous peripheral GLP-1 exerts its effects either in a paracrine or endocrine fashion, or via …