title: Distribution of a bombesin-like peptide in human gastrointestinal tract.
abstract: The bombesin group of hormonal peptides produced in the amphibian skin have powerful actions on the mammalian gastrointestinal tract. In man a bombesin-like material was found in an endocrine cell which is widely distributed in the gastrointestinal mucosa. This has tentatively been identified as belonging to the non-enterochromaffin cell groups. The large number of cells containing a bombesin-like peptide suggests that this substance may be important in human physiology.
mesh_terms: D002011:Brunner Glands / Q000166:cytology; D003106:Colon / Q000166:cytology; D004386:Duodenum / Q000166:cytology; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D005768:Gastrointestinal Hormones / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000166:cytology; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D007583:Jejunum / Q000166:cytology; D010455:Peptides / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D013194:Staining and Labeling
chemical_list: D005768:Gastrointestinal Hormones; D010455:Peptides