title: [Gastrointestinal hormones: recent developments].
abstract: Progress in gastrointestinal hormone research has increased our knowledge in peptide hormone biochemistry and gastrointestinal physiology considerably. However, this knowledge has not yet helped our understanding of common gastrointestinal diseases. More specific and reliable methods are needed to prove or to exclude the participation of gastrointestinal peptides in the pathogenesis of gastrointestinal diseases. Peptide hormones are potentially useful as diagnostic and therapeutic modalities in the practice of gastroenterology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Laboratory Medicine, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Koizumi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ishimori
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005768:Gastrointestinal Hormones / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D005768:Gastrointestinal Hormones