gastrins
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gas·trins
(gas'trinz),Hormones secreted in the pyloric-antral mucosa of the mammalian stomach that stimulate secretion of HCl by the parietal cells of the gastric glands; there are three main types: big gastrin (34 aminoacyl residues), little gastrin (17 residues), and minigastrin (14 residues), as well as sulfated derivatives. The C-terminal pentapeptide is also seen in cholecystokinin and cerulein.
[G. gastēr, stomach, + -in]
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gas·trins
(gas'trinz)Hormones secreted in the pyloric-antral mucosa of the mammalian stomach that stimulate secretion of HCl by the parietal cells of the gastric glands; a competitive inhibitor of gastrins is cholecystokinin.
[G. gastēr, stomach, + -in]
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gas·trins
(gas'trinz)Hormones secreted in the pyloric-antral mucosa of the mammalian stomach.
[G. gastēr, stomach, + -in]
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012