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pentagastrin (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 pentagastrins)
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出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/08/11 02:21 UTC 版)
Pentagastrin (trade name Peptavlon) is a synthetic polypeptide 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 as the pentagastrin-stimulated calcitonin test.