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<StructureSection load='7ra3' size='340' side='right' caption='GIP Overview' scene='10/1038867/Structure_overview/3'> | <StructureSection load='7ra3' size='340' side='right' caption='GIP Overview' scene='10/1038867/Structure_overview/3'> | ||
==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) is a gastric inhibitory polypeptide. It is categorized as a incretin, which is a gut-based hormone that is secreted upon the ingestion of food. It is found in K cells in the upper small intestines of humans. | |||
===History=== | ===History=== | ||
The idea of incretin began in 1902 after the discovery of secretin | |||
==Structure Overview== | ==Structure Overview== | ||
GIP is a G-coupled receptor. It is composed of the alpha, beta, and gamma subunits. | GIP is a G-coupled receptor. It is composed of the alpha, beta, and gamma subunits. | ||
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</StructureSection> | </StructureSection> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
<ref name=" | <ref name="Seino>PMID:24843404</ref>. | ||
<ref name="Mayendraraj>PMID:35065096</ref>. | <ref name="Mayendraraj>PMID:35065096</ref>. | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
