Clinical applications of gastrointestinal hormones.
Over 80 peptides and amines secreted by more than 20 different types of neuroendocrine cells scattered throughout the gut have been identified. The physiologic function and clinical relevance of many of these hormones await elucidation. Nevertheless, the clinical use of these agents in either diagnostic or therapeutic modalities has greatly expanded the appreciation of the relevance of many of these peptides to malignant and nonmalignant pathobiology.
Modlin
I M
IM
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
Basson
M D
MD
D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000503:physiopathology; D005768:Gastrointestinal Hormones / Q000502:physiology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D005934:Glucagon / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000502:physiology; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / Q000502:physiology
D005768:Gastrointestinal Hormones; D007328:Insulin; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide; D005934:Glucagon