Hormone
amylin
Subclass of:
Pancreatic Hormones; Amyloid Proteins
Definitions related to amylin:
  • 37-amino acid polypeptide occurring packaged with insulin in the beta cell secretory granules in normal pancreatic islets; also, a major component of islet amyloid in patients with noninsulin dependent diabetes mellitus.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (islet amyloid polypeptide) A pancreatic beta-cell hormone that is co-secreted with INSULIN. It displays an anorectic effect on nutrient metabolism by inhibiting gastric acid secretion, gastric emptying and postprandial GLUCAGON secretion. Islet amyloid polypeptide can fold into AMYLOID FIBRILS that have been found as a major constituent of pancreatic AMYLOID DEPOSITS.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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