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Medical Definition of HG factor
1. A polypeptide hormone (3485 D) secreted by the cells of the Islets of Langerhans in response to a fall in blood sugar levels. Induces hyperglycaemia. A family of structurally related peptides includes glucagon like peptides 1 & 2 (encoded by the same gene), gastric inhibitory polypeptide, secretin, vasoactive intestinal peptide, growth hormone releasing factor, pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide, exendins. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of HG Factor
| heys Heyse Heyward Hezbollah Hezekiah Hf HF HFC Hfla protease HFR strain | Hg hg HGF HGH HGPRT HG factor (current term) hhp1+ kinase hhp2+ kinase HHS HHS | HHV hi hi-fi hi-tech hiant hiatal hiatal hiatal hernia hiatal hernia hiatus |
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