gastrin

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Definitions

noun

A hormone that stimulates the production of gastric acid in the stomach

Related words

Synonyms

gastric acid gastrotropin gastricsin prosecretin minigastrin gastric juice ghrelin progastrin secretin proghrelin tetragastrin gastrokine bombesin pepsinogen somatocrinin enterostatin

Associated

histamine duodenum gastric parietal secretion secrete secreted ach peptide acetylcholine hormones pancreas

Rhymes

plastron astra in astron fast run hast run last run nastran sastra in

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