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Gastrin and cholecystokinin in the vagus

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Abstract

The homologous gut hormones, gastrin and cholecystokinin (CCK), are present in the vagus. CCK is transported distally in sensory fibers from the nodose ganglion. The origin of gastrin is less certain, obscuring the interrelationship between vagal CCK and gastrin. In view of the regulation of digestion by hormonal gastrin and CCK on the one hand, and the vagus on the other, the discovery of vagal gastrin/CCK-peptides has raised some fundamental questions, which are considered in this review.

Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of the Autonomic Nervous System
Volume9
Issue number1
Pages (from-to)113-8
Number of pages6
ISSN0165-1838
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 1983
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Animals
  • Cholecystokinin/analysis
  • Gastrins/physiology
  • Histocytochemistry
  • Humans
  • Immunologic Techniques
  • Nerve Fibers/analysis
  • Tissue Distribution
  • Vagus Nerve/analysis

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