Exenatid har vist sig at binde til og aktivere den velkendte humane GLP- 1- receptor in vitro, og dets virkningsmekanisme medieres af cyklisk AMP og/ eller andre intracellulære signal pathways.
Exenatide has been shown to bind to and activate the known human GLP-1 receptor in vitro, its mechanism of action mediated by cyclic AMP and/ or other intracellular signaling pathways.