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    Motilin is a 22-amino acid polypeptide hormone in the motilin family that, in humans, is encoded by the MLN gene. Motilin is secreted by endocrine Mo...
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    Motilin receptor is a G protein-coupled receptor (previously GPCR38) that binds motilin. It was first cloned in 1999 by Merck Laboratories. and scientists...
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    preproghrelin. It is homologous to promotilin; both are members of the motilin family. It is cleaved to produce proghrelin which is cleaved to produce...
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  • are commonly administered as prokinetics. Motilin administration causes phase III contractions, and so motilin agonists are another common prokinetic. Eradication...
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    abdominal pain, and vomiting, are very common because erythromycin is a motilin agonist. More serious side effects include arrhythmia with prolonged QT...
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  • 1016/j.jviscsurg.2010.06.001. PMID 20655290. Depoortere, I. (2001). "Motilin and motilin receptors: characterization and functional significance". Verh K...
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    throughout the intestinal tract. Hormones secreted include somatostatin, motilin, cholecystokinin, neurotensin, vasoactive intestinal peptide, and enteroglucagon...
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    duodenal mucosal cells. motilin: This substance increases gastro-intestinal motility via specialized receptors called "motilin receptors". somatostatin:...
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  • 2020-01-14 Sjölund K, Ekman R, Lindgren S, Rehfeld J (1996): Disturbed motilin and cholecystokinin release in the irritable bowel syndrome in Scand J...
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  • intestinal peptide and gastric inhibitory peptide Somatostatin family Motilin family Substance P. Ghrelin is a peptide hormone released from the stomach...
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