Progastrin

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The inactive precursor of gastrin uncountable

    "Gastrin analysis was performed by radioimmunoassay using antibody L2, which reacts with G17 and G34, but not progastrin or gly-gastrins as previously described [32 ]."

Example

More examples

"Gastrin analysis was performed by radioimmunoassay using antibody L2, which reacts with G17 and G34, but not progastrin or gly-gastrins as previously described [32 ]."

Etymology

From pro- + gastrin.

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