GIP receptor

How GLP-1 receptor agonists work — receptors, gastric emptying, and the satiety pathway.

Definition

Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide receptor. Tirzepatide is a dual agonist of both GLP-1 and GIP receptors, which is the proposed basis for its larger gastric-emptying delay than the semaglutides.

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