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pancreatic polypeptide (medicine)


pancreatic polypeptide
<chemical> A 36-amino acid polypeptide with physiological regulatory functions. It is secreted by pancreatic tissue. Plasma pancreatic polypeptide increases after ingestion of food, with age, and in disease states. A lack of pancreatic polypeptide in the islets of langerhans has been associated with the obese syndrome in rats and mice.

Chemical name: Pancreatic polypeptide