A family of gastrointestinal peptide hormones that excite the secretion of GASTRIC JUICE. They may also occur in the central nervous system where they are presumed to be neurotransmitters.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D005755
altLabel
Gastrin
AN
general or unspecified; prefer specifics
AQL
AD AE AG AI AN BI BL CF CH CL CS DE DF EC GE HI IM IP ME PD PH PK PO RE SD ST TO TU UR
cui
C0376180
C0017151
DC
1
definition
A family of gastrointestinal peptide hormones that excite the secretion of GASTRIC JUICE. They may also occur in the central nervous system where they are presumed to be neurotransmitters.