"Pentagastrin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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
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MeSH Number(s) |
D06.472.317.413.593 D12.644.456.716
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Concept/Terms |
Pentagastrin- Pentagastrin
- Gastrin Pentapeptide
- Pentapeptide, Gastrin
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1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pentagastrin" by people in Profiles.
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Effects of the cholecystokinin agonist pentagastrin in patients with generalized anxiety disorder. Am J Psychiatry. 1997 May; 154(5):700-2.
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A comparison of the effects of intravenous pentagastrin on patients with social phobia, panic disorder and healthy controls. Neuropsychopharmacology. 1997 Mar; 16(3):229-37.
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Peptides and anxiety: a dose-response evaluation of pentagastrin in healthy volunteers. Anxiety. 1994-1995; 1(6):258-67.
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Prospective manometric evaluation with pharmacologic provocation of patients with suspected esophageal motility dysfunction. Gastroenterology. 1983 May; 84(5 Pt 1):893-901.
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Abnormal gastric emptying response to pentagastrin in duodenal ulcer disease. Dig Dis Sci. 1981 Apr; 26(4):292-6.
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Altered gastric emptying and secretion in primary anorexia nervosa. Gastroenterology. 1979 Aug; 77(2):319-23.
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Effects of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) on lower esophageal sphincter in awake baboons: comparison with glucagon and secretin. Dig Dis Sci. 1979 May; 24(5):345-9.
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Histaminergic pharmacology of primate lower esophageal sphincter. Am J Physiol. 1978 Jul; 235(1):E42-6.
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Studies on the mechanism of esophagitis-induced lower esophageal sphincter hypotension in cats. Gastroenterology. 1976 Jul; 71(1):51-6.
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Measurements and comparisons of lower esophageal sphincter pressures and serum gastrin levels in patients with gastroesophageal reflux. Gastroenterology. 1974 Sep; 67(3):415-22.