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gastrin — gas·trin gas trən n any of various polypeptide hormones that are secreted by the gastric mucosa and induce secretion of gastric juice * * * n. a hormone produced in the mucous membrane of the pyloric region of the stomach (see G cell). Its… … Medical dictionary
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G cells — granular enterochromaffin cells that are the primary source of gastrin and are found in the pyloric glands in the mucosa of the stomach. Scattered G cells (pink) in immunoperoxidase stain of pyloric glands … Medical dictionary
