Skip to main content

Medical Subject Headings

Search from vocabulary

Content language

Concept information

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

Preferred term

Pentagastrin  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Related concepts

Entry terms

  • Gastrin Pentapeptide
  • Pentapeptide, Gastrin

Scope note

  • A synthetic pentapeptide that has effects like gastrin when given parenterally. It stimulates the secretion of gastric acid, pepsin, and intrinsic factor, and has been used as a diagnostic aid.

History note

  • 73(72)

In other languages

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D010418

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Created 1/1/99, last modified 7/8/13