Sentences with phrase «gila lizard»

Individual proteins such as exendin - 4 used to be purified from gila lizard venom, and this resulted in a number of interesting results.

«We therefore used a more manually based approach to identify the proteins in the gila lizard venom.

A method called proteomics was used in the Aarhus study to make the first overall description of venom proteins in gila lizards.

Gila lizards produce exendin - 4, a small venom protein used in the treatment of diabetes and obesity, which is a competitor to Victoza ® — produced by Novo Nordisk.

The Aarhus researchers focused on gila lizards, and these are currently being used in pharmaceutical contexts.

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And last but not least is Gila Venom, manufactured by Lizard's on the Bayou in Ft. Walton Beach, Florida.

The injectable drug was inspired by the digestive system of the Gila monster, which needs to eat only three or four times a year; a chemical compound in the lizard's saliva called exendin - 4 seems to jump - start its pancreas after its multimonth fasts.

The saliva of the Gila monster lizard provided the inspiration for the development of exenatide, which has been used since 2005 to treat Type 2 diabetes.

The only venomous lizard that is endemic to the United States, the Gila monster is found in the Southwest and Mexico.

The Gila monster is a species of lizard that was once thought to be one of only two species of venomous lizards.

Gila monsters These nearly two - foot - long lizards use their poisonous bite to prey on small animals in the southwestern United States.

Fry points to exenatide, a molecule found in the venom of a lizard, the gila monster, and the newest venom - derived pharmaceutical on the US market.

Gila and beaded lizards mainly use venom to defend themselves, while snakes use their venom to attack prey.

Gila and beaded lizards are the classic venomous lizards.

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The gila monster is a poisonous lizard that lives in the desert.

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