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Overview
Jens Juul Holst is a endocrinology specialist with an H-index of 29 at University of Copenhagen (Member). Has been published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences, The Lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology, BMJ Open. Based in Unknown, Unknown, Global.
Biography
Jens Juul Holst is a Danish physician and physiologist. He is known for discovering and describing the hormone glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), a hormone in the gut that plays an important role in the onset and development of Type 2 diabetes. In collaboration with researcher and author Arne Astrup, he discovered that GLP-1 acts as a satiety hormone in humans.
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Physiol RevNat Rev Dis PrimersJCI InsightNat MetabJ Clin Invest
Key Publications
The physiology of glucagon-like peptide 1.
Type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Exenatide once weekly for alcohol use disorder investigated in a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial.
GLP-1 physiology in obesity and development of incretin-based drugs for chronic weight management.
Discovery, characterization, and clinical development of the glucagon-like peptides.
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