Enteroglucagon is a peptide hormone derived from preproglucagon. Peptides (from the Greek πεπτίδια, "small digestibles" are short Polymers formed from the linking in a defined order of α- Amino Hormones (from Greek ὁρμή - "impetus" are chemicals released by cells that affect cells in other parts of the body It is a gastrointestinal hormone, secreted from mucosal cells primarily of the colon and terminal ileum. The colon is a storage tube for solid wastes The main function of the colon appears to be extraction of Water and salts from Feces. In Anatomy of the Digestive system, the ileum is the final section of the Small intestine. It has 37 amino acids. Enteroglucagon is released following ingestion of a mixed meal, and delays gastric emptying.

See also

• Proglucagon

External links

• Overview at colostate.edu
• 1053818919 at GPnotebook
• Physiology at MCG 6/6ch2/s6ch2_27
• MeSH Enteroglucagon

Proglucagon is a precursor of Glucagon, and several other components GPnotebook is a British medical database for General practitioners (GPs The Medical College of Georgia, also known as MCG, is a public medical Research university located in downtown Augusta Georgia. Medical Subject Headings ( MeSH) is a huge Controlled vocabulary (or metadata system for the purpose of indexing journal articles and books

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