what does gastrin mean?
GASTRIN as NOUN
- Meaning
- polypeptide hormone secreted by the mucous lining of the stomach
- induces the secretion of gastric juice
Hypernyms(s) gastrin is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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