Meanings
nounexendin (plural exendins)
plural exendins
- biochemistryAny of a group of peptide agonists found in Gila monster venom.
Origin
peptide found in an EXocrine secretion of Heloderma lizards which has ENDocrine activity" (J Biol Chem (1990) 265: 20259) + -in
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