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Pronunciation: /gastrin*/

gastrin

Definition

A hormone released from special cells in the lining of the stomach after eating. Gastrin causes the stomach to release an acid that helps digest food.

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anti-Mullerian hormone

Provenge

metastasis

pancreatic endocrine tumor

intensity-modulated radiation therapy

HDAC inhibitor SNDX-275

prospective cohort study

tepotinib hydrochloride

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Ultresa

Propulsid

allogeneic GM-CSF-secreting lethally irradiated pancreatic tumor cell vaccine

apricoxib

deuteporfin

gallium Ga 68-NOTA-exendin-4

anti-CCR8 monoclonal antibody RO7502175

carrot juice

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translation

MLPA

cutaneous leiomyoma

deoxyribonucleic acid

ER-negative PR-negative HER2/neu-negative breast cancer

poikiloderma

false-positive result

chromosomal instability

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