Pentagastrin

"Pentagastrin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A synthetic pentapeptide that has effects like gastrin when given parenterally. It stimulates the secretion of gastric acid, pepsin, and intrinsic factor, and has been used as a diagnostic aid.

Descriptor ID	D010418
MeSH Number(s)	D06.472.317.413.593 D12.644.456.716
Concept/Terms	Pentagastrin Pentagastrin Gastrin Pentapeptide Pentapeptide, Gastrin Peptavlon Peptavlon Acignost Acignost

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists [D06]
Hormones [D06.472]
Gastrointestinal Hormones [D06.472.317]
Gastrins [D06.472.317.413]
Pentagastrin [D06.472.317.413.593]
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
Peptides [D12.644]
Oligopeptides [D12.644.456]
Pentagastrin [D12.644.456.716]

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