Svensk definition
Ett hormon i mag-tarmkanalen som består av en polypeptid med 43 aminosyror (molekylvikt 5105). Det hämmar utsöndring av magsyra och stimulerar till frisättning av insulin.
Gastric Inhibitory Polypeptide
Gastriskt hämmande hormon
Engelsk definition
A gastrointestinal peptide hormone of about 43-amino acids. It is found to be a potent stimulator of INSULIN secretion and a relatively poor inhibitor of GASTRIC ACID secretion.
Svenska synonymer
GIP — Maghämmande peptid
Engelska synonymer
Inhibitory Polypeptide, Gastric — Polypeptide, Gastric Inhibitory — Glucose-Dependent Insulin-Releasing Peptide — Glucose Dependent Insulin Releasing Peptide — Insulin-Releasing Peptide, Glucose-Dependent — Peptide, Glucose-Dependent Insulin-Releasing — Glucose Dependent Insulinotropic Peptide — Glucose-Dependent Insulinotropic Peptide — Insulinotropic Peptide, Glucose-Dependent — Peptide, Glucose-Dependent Insulinotropic — Gastric-Inhibitory Polypeptide — Polypeptide, Gastric-Inhibitory