title: [Pancreatic polypeptide (a review of the literature)].
abstract: The article is a review of the information available at present of the pancreatic polypeptide (PP) including its structure, localization, stimulators and inhibitors of its release, physiological and pharmacological action on the gastrointestinal tract, mechanisms of PP release in response to a meal and during digestion. The data on PP level in pancreatic diseases are presented as well. The opinion is expressed of PP physiological role in the regulation of gastrointestinal tract functions.
authors.forename: V B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Troitskaia
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004063:Digestion / Q000187:drug effects; D004064:Digestive System / Q000187:drug effects; D004068:Digestive System Physiological Phenomena; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D010191:Pancreatic Polypeptide / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D010191:Pancreatic Polypeptide
vernacular_title: Pankreaticheskiĭ polipeptid (obzor literatury).