Gastric Inhibitory Polypeptide

**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.

**Tree numbers:** - D06.472.317.400 - D06.472.699.275 - D12.644.400.300 - D12.644.548.275 - D12.776.631.650.300

**Synonyms:** - Gastric-Inhibitory Polypeptide - Glucose Dependent Insulinotropic Peptide - Glucose-Dependent Insulinotropic Peptide - Glucose-Dependent Insulin-Releasing Peptide