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

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Gastrin-Releasing Peptide  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Gastrin-Releasing Peptide (1-27)

Scope note

  • Neuropeptide and gut hormone that helps regulate GASTRIC ACID secretion and motor function. Once released from nerves in the antrum of the STOMACH, the neuropeptide stimulates release of GASTRIN from the GASTRIN-SECRETING CELLS.

History note

  • 98; use GASTRIN-RELEASING PEPTIDE (NM) 1980-97

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D019886

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