Amylin
Physiology and Pharmacology

The First New Medicine since Insulin for Type-1 Diabetes

Andrew Young (Author)

9780120329540, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 20 December 2005

360 pages, Approx. 100 illustrations
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.5 cm, 0.7 kg

Amylin deciphers amylin's physiology and reveals previously unrecognized mechanisms fundamental to control body weight and fuel homeostasis. This book also discusses therapeutic utility of amylin as the first new medicine to treat diabetes since insulin.

Introduction
Biological actions of amylin and amylinomimetics
Therapeutic uses of amylinomimetic drugs

Subject Areas: Pharmacology [MMG], Diabetes [MJGD], Endocrinology [MJG]