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Motilin

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004208

A peptide of about 22-amino acids isolated from the duodenum. At low pH it inhibits gastric motor activity, whereas at high pH it has a stimulating effect.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-004208
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings 2012; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoGastrointestinal hormones; Polypeptides; Neuropeptides; Motilin receptors
TranslationsSpanish: motilina
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-004208",
  "term": "Motilin",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A peptide of about 22-amino acids isolated from the duodenum. At low pH it inhibits gastric motor activity, whereas at high pH it has a stimulating effect.",
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "gastrointestinal hormones",
    "polypeptides",
    "neuropeptides",
    "motilin receptors"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2012",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "motilina"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/motilin/"
}

Record 4,152 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.