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Pentagastrin

Abstract

Pentagastrin (Peptavlon - ICI) is now the preferred stimulant in tests of gastric acid secretion. It is a pentapeptide containing the sequence of four amino-acids of the C-terminal portion of gastrin which stimulates gastric secretion.1 2

https://doi.org/10.1136/dtb.6.7.26

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