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gastric inhibitory polypeptide

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gastric inhibitory polypeptide
n. Abbr. GIP
A peptide hormone secreted by the stomach that stimulates insulin release as part of the digestive process.
gastric inhibitory polypeptide (GIP),
a GI hormone found in the mucosa of the small intestine. Release of the hormone, mediated by the presence of glucose or fatty acids in the duodenum, results in the release of insulin by the pancreas and inhibition of gastric mobility acid secretion.
gastric inhibitory polypeptide
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12) Therapeutic Strategy Based on Incretin Hormones First isolated and characterized by Brown (14) in 1971, gastric inhibitory polypeptide (GIP), also called glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide, is a 42-amino acid peptide secreted by the enteroendocrine K cells located in the duodenum and proximal jejunum.
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Scientists have long known that the hormone called gastric inhibitory polypeptide (GIP) is secreted into the bloodstream by the small intestine in response to ingested foods, particularly fatty ones.
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