Ben Bernanke Chairman, Federal Reserve, United States Big Ben is stepping down when he term ends in January 2014, and Janet Yellen has been nominated to lead the Fed next year. Bernanke has steered the Fed during some of the biggest financial challenges since the Depression.
Definition of PHENOLPHTHALEIN. : a white or yellowish-white crystalline compound C20H14O4 used in analysis as an indicator because its solution is brilliant red in alkalies and is decolorized by acids and in medicine as a laxative. See phenolphthalein defined for kids.ADVERTISEMENT.efinition of PHENOLPHTHALEIN. : a white or yellowish-white crystalline compound C20H14O4 used in analysis as an indicator because its solution is brilliant red in alkalies and is decolorized by acids and in medicine as a laxative. See phenolphthalein defined for kids. ADVERTISEMENT.
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.