Term Name: gastrin
Synonyms: gastrins
Definition: A family of gastrointestinal peptide hormones that stimulate the secretion of gastric acid. Gastrin is found primarily in three forms: gastrin-34 ('big gastrin'), gastrin-17 ('little gastrin') and gastrin-14 ('minigastrin').
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:75436]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: peptide hormone polypeptide
has subtype: gastrin-14 gastrin-17 gastrin-34
has_role: cholecystokinin antagonist metabolite