Release of gastrointestinal hormones following an oral water load.
The ingestion of 2 different water loads (7.5 and 15 ml/kg) by healthy subjects stimulated the release of plasma motilin, gastrin, pancreatic polypeptide and VIP. Atropine was found to block the release of PP but not the other hormones.
D001285:Atropine; D004326:Drinking; D005755:Gastrins / Q000097:blood; D005768:Gastrointestinal Hormones / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D009037:Motilin / Q000097:blood; D010191:Pancreatic Polypeptide / Q000097:blood; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / Q000097:blood
D005755:Gastrins; D005768:Gastrointestinal Hormones; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide; D009037:Motilin; D010191:Pancreatic Polypeptide; D001285:Atropine