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. 1976 May 22;1(7969):1109-10.
doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(76)90068-4.

Distribution of a bombesin-like peptide in human gastrointestinal tract

Distribution of a bombesin-like peptide in human gastrointestinal tract

J M Polak et al. Lancet. .

Abstract

The bombesin group of hormonal peptides produced in the amphibian skin have powerful actions on the mammalian gastrointestinal tract. In man a bombesin-like material was found in an endocrine cell which is widely distributed in the gastrointestinal mucosa. This has tentatively been identified as belonging to the non-enterochromaffin cell groups. The large number of cells containing a bombesin-like peptide suggests that this substance may be important in human physiology.

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