Medical Definition of Gastric inhibitory polypeptide
1.
Peptide hormone (43 amino acids) that stimulates insulin release and inhibits the release of gastric acid and pepsin.
Acronym: GIP
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gastric Inhibitory Polypeptide
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