GLP-1R, a novel receptor in platelets, and the use of liraglutide in the treatment of obesity in women with PCOS

• Main Author: Kahal, Hassan
• Format: Dissertation
• Language: English
• Published: University of Hull and University of York 2013
• Subjects: Medicine

Studies investigating atherothrombotic risk in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), in particular platelet function and carotid intima-media wall thickness (cIMT), have been confounded by not adequately accounting for obesity. Liraglutide is a glucagon like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogue that ca...