Gastric Inhibitory Polypeptide
Synonyms
Gastric-Inhibitory Polypeptide
Glucose Dependent Insulin Releasing Peptide
Glucose Dependent Insulinotropic Peptide
Glucose-Dependent Insulin-Releasing Peptide
Glucose-Dependent Insulinotropic Peptide
Inhibitory Polypeptide, Gastric
Insulin-Releasing Peptide, Glucose-Dependent
Insulinotropic Peptide, Glucose-Dependent
Peptide, Glucose-Dependent Insulin-Releasing
Peptide, Glucose-Dependent Insulinotropic
Polypeptide, Gastric Inhibitory
Polypeptide, Gastric-Inhibitory
A gastrointestinal peptide hormone of about 43-amino acids. It is found to be a potent stimulator of INSULIN secretion and a relatively poor inhibitor of GASTRIC ACID secretion.