GIP is an acronym with several possible meanings: Gip is also a community in the United States: Gip may also refer to: ... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIP
Synonym for gastric inhibitory polypeptide ... <hormone> Peptide hormone (43 amino acids) that stimulates insulin release and inhibits the release of gastric acid and pepsin. ... Acronym: GIP ... (18 Nov 1997) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
Lackie Acronym with too many meanings: (1) Gastric inhibitory polypeptide. (2) Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide; 42 residue peptide that stimulates insulin release from pancreatic b cells. (3) Gip or Gip Light-regulated inhibitory G-protein from washed microvilli of the photoreceptors of Octopus . (4) General insertion protein; Protein involved in the insertion of cytochrome c1 into the mitochondrial matrix. (5) GTPase inhibitory protein. Protein that interferes with the binding of GAP to ras, or enhances nucleotide exchange (a GEF).
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gyp, gip; gyps, gips 1. An offensive short form of Gypsy, meaning a swindle in which someone cheats at gambling or trying to persuade another person to buy worthless property. 2. To deprive another person of something by fraud; to cheat or to swindle. 3. A scheme to trick or to swindle people. Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/3724/