gastrins

[US]/'gæstrɪn/
[UK]/ˈɡæstrɪn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a hormone that stimulates the secretion of gastric acid and regulates gastrointestinal motility.

Example Sentences

twenty patients had a high increase of serum gastrin after provocation with secretin.

Conclusions: There are receptors of gastrin, somatostatin and muscarine on the ECL cell surfaces.

In the oral ammonia liquid group, secretion of histamine was reduced, and after regiving of gastrin and muscarine, the secretion of histamine remained in an inhibitory state.

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