Bombesin is a 14-amino acid peptide originally isolated from the skin of the European fire-bellied toad (Bombina bombina). It has two known homologs in mammals called neuromedin B and gastrin-releasing peptide. It stimulates gastrin release from G cells. It activates three different G-protein-coupled receptors known as BBR1, -2, and -3. It also ac...
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(from the article `digestive system, human`) A peptide that is found in the intrinsic nerves of the gastrointestinal tract, bombesin stimulates the release of gastrin and pancreatic enzymes and ...
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A peptide (small protein) found in the brain, gastrointestinal tract, and lungs. It causes the release of certain hormones and enzymes. It also causes smooth muscles to contract. Bombesin is found at high levels on small cell lung cancer cells and on other types of cancer cells. It is a type of neuropeptide and a type of hormone.
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<endocrinology> Tetradecapeptide neurohormone with paracrine/autocrine effects first isolated from skin of fire bellied toad Bombina bombina), mammalian equivalent is gastrin-releasing peptide. ... Bombesin cross reacts with gastrin-releasing peptide receptors. Both are mitogenic for Swiss 3T3 fibroblasts at nanomolar levels. Neuropeptides of...
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(bom´bә-sin) a tetradecapeptide neurotransmitter and hormone found in the brain and intestine; it is also found increased in cultures of small cell carcinoma of the lung.
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Tetradecapeptide neurohormone with both paracrine and autocrine effects first isolated from skin of fire-bellied toad ( Bombina bombina ); mammalian equivalent is gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP). Bombesin cross-reacts with GRP receptors. Both are mitogenic for Swiss 3T3 fibroblasts at nanomolar levels. Neuropeptides of this type are found in many tissues and at high levels in pulmonary (small cell carcinoma) and thyroid tumours.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: bomb′ĕ-sin Definitions: 1. Pharmacologically active tetradecapeptide found in skins of European amphibians of the family Discoglossidae, principally Bombina bombina and B. variegata variegata. A potent stimulant of gastric and pancreatic secretions; a bombesinlike immunoreactive peptide is found in both brain an...
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