Gastrointestinal hormones: recent developments
Koizumi, F.; Ishimori, A.
Rinsho Byori. Japanese Journal of Clinical Pathology 41(2): 136-143
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0047-1860 PMID: 8361015 Document Number: 422151
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.