Definitions for "Gastrin"
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Hormone inducing secretion of gastric acid in stomach. Released by G cells in pyloric antrum and duodenum.
a hormone produced by digestive glands to influence digestive processes.
a hormone that stimulates the stomach to secrete gastric acid.
A hormone that stimulates the flow of gastric juice.
a polypeptide hormone that is released for G cells in the pyloric glands in the gastric antrum and peptidergic fibers in the vagus nerve
a hormone secreted by the wall of mammalian stomach which activates digestive processes in the stomach
Peptide hormone secreted by antral region of stomach that stimulates gastric acid secretion.
Hormone that stimulates the production of gastric acid or stomach acid.
A hormone that causes the stomach to produce too much acid, which can cause stomach and duodenal ulcers
A hormone produced by enteroendocrine cells of the stomach, after exposure to mechanical stimuli or stimulation of the vagus nerve, and of the duodenum, after exposure to chyme that contains undigested proteins.
polypeptide hormone secreted by the mucous lining of the stomach; induces the secretion of gastric juice
GAS-trin A hormone that stomach cells secrete that stimulates secretion of more gastric juice. 760
hormone secreted by G cells in the lower half of the stomach that regulates secretion of gastric juice and stimulates contraction of the muscles of the small intestine
A hormone that is released after eating. Gastrin causes stomach to produce more acid.
The hormone that stimulates the release of gastric acid in the stomach.
hormone released after eating, which causes the stomach to produce more acid.
A hormone which increases the flow of gastric juices
hormone produced by the pyloric gland area of the stomach that stimulates the secretion of gastric acids.
a hormone secreted by the stomach in response to eating that causes the secretion of digestive juices by the stomach.
hormone that plays a primary role in triggering stomach acid production; it is released by the G cell (located in the stomach wall) and tells the ECL cell to release histamine
(GAS-trin) A group of hormones released after eating that control the amount of acid in the stomach.
a hormone, usually made in the lining of the stomach, that causes increased production of stomach acid.
In humans, gastrin is a hormone that stimulates secretion of gastric acid by the stomach. It is released by G cells in the stomach and duodenum.