Term: gastrin: polypeptide hormone secreted by the mucous lining of the stomach; when peptides and amino acids are present in the small intestine the secretion of gastric acid is stimulated
Broader: gastrointestinal hormone: hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning | Unrelated: lockage: a fee charged for passage through a lock in a canal or waterway
Broader: gastrointestinal hormone: hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning | Unrelated: lead: thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
Broader: gastrointestinal hormone: hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning | Unrelated: new world chat: birds having a chattering call
Broader: gastrointestinal hormone: hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning | Unrelated: apios: twining perennial North American plants
Broader: gastrointestinal hormone: hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning | Unrelated: nestorianism: the theological doctrine (named after Nestorius) that Christ is both the son of God and the man Jesus (which is opposed to Roman Catholic doctrine that Christ is fully God)
Broader: gastrointestinal hormone: hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning | Unrelated: lardizabalaceae: thick-stemmed lianas and some shrubs; some have edible fruit
Broader: gastrointestinal hormone: hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning | Unrelated: lanseh: East Indian tart yellow berrylike fruit
Broader: gastrointestinal hormone: hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning | Unrelated: marasmius: chiefly small mushrooms with white spores
Broader: gastrointestinal hormone: hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning | Unrelated: description: a statement that represents something in words
Broader: gastrointestinal hormone: hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning | Unrelated: lead colic: symptom of chronic lead poisoning and associated with obstinate constipation