title: [Gastrin: review of current knowledge].
abstract: The Authors review recent advances in understanding of the chemical composition and site of elaboration of gastrin; then they describe the physiological actions of the hormone and its connections with gastrointestinal pathology. They also discuss recently developed diagnostic procedures aiming at a more accurate clinical definition of hypergastrinism and hypogastrinism.
mesh_terms: D001839:Bombesin / Q000494:pharmacology; D002118:Calcium / Q000494:pharmacology; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D004700:Endocrine System Diseases / Q000378:metabolism; D005743:Gastrectomy; D005755:Gastrins / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012633:Secretin / Q000494:pharmacology; D014628:Vagotomy
chemical_list: D004044:Dietary Proteins; D005755:Gastrins; D012633:Secretin; D001839:Bombesin; D002118:Calcium
vernacular_title: La gastrina: rassegna sintetica delle attuali conoscenze.