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Polypeptide hormone secreted by the mucous lining of the stomach
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gastrin
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WordNet
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n. polypeptide hormone secreted by the mucous lining of the stomach; induces the secretion of gastric juice
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Gastrin is a peptide hormone that stimulates secretion of gastric acid (HCl) by the parietal cells of the stomach and aids in gastric motility. It is released by G cells in the pyloric antrum of the stomach, duodenum , and the pancreas . Gastrin binds to ...
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n. (context hormone English) A hormone that stimulates the production of gastric acid in the stomach
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It is produced by the cells of the stomach lining and it is named gastrin ("stomach" G).
There are biochemists who suspect that gastrin (one of the gastrointestinal hormones pointed out in the previous chapter, see p.