title: Clinical significance and perspectives of gastrointestinal peptide hormones.
abstract: Present knowledge about gastrointestinal peptide hormones is discussed from three points of view: (a) diagnostic significance of these hormones; (b) states characterized by over-production or deficiency of peptide hormones; (c) clinical application and perspectives of gastrointestinal hormones. The data in the literature are subjected to a critical analysis; in  addition, the author's own experiments are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000752:Anemia, Pernicious / Q000378:metabolism; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000378:metabolism; D002766:Cholecystokinin / Q000172:deficiency / Q000378:metabolism; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000378:metabolism; D004386:Duodenum / Q000601:surgery; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000378:metabolism; D005755:Gastrins / Q000378:metabolism; D005768:Gastrointestinal Hormones / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D010528:Peristalsis; D011707:Pyloric Stenosis / Q000378:metabolism; D012633:Secretin / Q000378:metabolism; D013035:Spasm / Q000378:metabolism; D015043:Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D005755:Gastrins; D005768:Gastrointestinal Hormones; D012633:Secretin; D002766:Cholecystokinin