Associations to the word «Gastrin»

Wiktionary

GASTRIN, noun. (hormone) A hormone that stimulates the production of gastric acid in the stomach

Dictionary definition

GASTRIN, noun. 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.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras