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Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2005

When the pH level of the stomach lumen decreases to less than 3, the antrum of the stomach releases peptide that acts in paracrine fashion to inhibit gastrin release. This peptide is:

Answer options

  1. Acetylcholine
  2. Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP)
  3. GIF
  4. Gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP)
  5. Somatostatin
Correct answer

GIF

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