It is a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist which basically means, it is a hormone that binds itself to GLP-1 receptors in various parts of the body and activates it to trigger a response in the cells
Jalleh RJ, Wu T, Jones KL, Rayner CK, Horowitz M, Marathe CS (2022) Relationships of glucose, GLP-1 and insulin secretion with gastric emptying after a 75g glucose load in type 2 diabetes
It describes the phenomenon where an oral glucose load provokes a much greater insulin response than an equivalent intravenous glucose infusion
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