Definition. noun, plural: cell organelles. A membrane-bound compartment or structure in a cell that performs a special function. Supplement. A eukaryotic cell contains many organelles, for example, the nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum, golgi apparatus, mitochondria, and chloroplast (plastid).
Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is a neuropeptide and an incretin derived from the transcription product of the proglucagon gene.he known peripheral functions of GLP-1 include: 1  increases insulin secretion from the pancreas in a glucose-dependent manner. 2  increases insulin-sensitivity in both alpha cells and beta cells. 3  increases beta cells mass and insulin expression, PTM, and secretion.
The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLB) is a federal law (enacted in November of 1999), concerned, in part, with privacy and security of consumer financial information. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a wide variety of financial regulatory bodies are authorized to promulgate and enforce Rules for the GLB.onsumers may decide to opt out if they do not want their information shared with nonaffiliated third parties. The GLB Act provides specific exceptions under which a financial institution may share customer information with a third party and the consumer may not opt out.