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be·ta·zole hy·dro·chlor·ide

(bā'tă-zōl hī'drō-klōr'īd),

An analogue of histamine that stimulates gastric secretion by an action on H₂ receptors with less tendency to produce the side effects seen with histamine; used, in place of histamine, to measure the gastric secretory response.

betazole hydrochloride

(bā′tă-zōl)

An isomer of histamine used intramuscularly to stimulate gastric secretion. It is contraindicated in those with atopic allergy.

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This competitive inhibition results in reduced basal and nocturnal gastric acid secretion and a reduction in gastric volume, acidity, and amount of gastric acid released in response to stimuli including food, caffeine, insulin, betazole, or pentagastrin.

Herbal remedy: an alternate therapy of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug induced gastric ulcer healing

(36) In adults, hypnotherapy has been shown to be able to alter a number of physiological mechanisms; for example, suggestion of relaxation in hypnosis has resulted in a significant reduction of unstimulated as well as betazole stimulated acid secretion (betazole is a histamine H2 agonist used clinically to test gastric secretory function), and a decrease in gastric motility.

Mind over gut? hypnotherapy and irritable bowel syndrome

Gastric stimulation with histamine, its analog (betazole, histalog), or a synthetic gastrin (pentagastrin)--currently the stimulus of choice--may be administered subcutaneously, intramuscularly, or by intravenous infusion.