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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Nerve Tissue Proteins > Neuropeptides > Gastrins
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Neuropeptides > Gastrins
... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Pharmacologic Actions > Physiological Effects of Drugs > Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists > Hormones > Peptide Hormones > Gastrins
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Peptide Hormones > Gastrins
... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Pharmacologic Actions > Physiological Effects of Drugs > Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists > Hormones > Gastrointestinal Hormones > Gastrins

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Gastrins  

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  • Gastrin

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  • general or unspecified; prefer specifics

Scope note

  • A family of gastrointestinal peptide hormones that excite the secretion of GASTRIC JUICE. They may also occur in the central nervous system where they are presumed to be neurotransmitters.

History note

  • 78; was GASTRIN 1963-77

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