abnormal gastric inhibitory polypeptide
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Requested term: abnormal gastric inhibitory polypeptide
Proposed parent: abnormal circulating hormone level
Draft definition: any anomaly in the blood concentration of
this endocrine hormone, secreted by the enteroendocrine K-cells in the mucosa
of the duodenum and jejunum in response to feeding, that stimulates insulin
release to regulate blood glucose and nutrient homeostasis.
Parallel VT term:
VT:0010916 | blood gastric inhibitory polypeptide amount