Gastrointestinal hormones -- Pathophysiology : NPY family of peptides in neurobiology, cardiovascular and metalobic disorders : from genes to therapeutics / Zofia Zukowska, Giora Z. Feuerstein, editors
Cell surface proteins that bind gastrointestinal hormones with high affinity and trigger intracellular changes influencing the behavior of cells. Most gastrointestinal hormones also act as neurotransmitters so these receptors are also present in the central and peripheral nervous systems
