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Bombesin is a 14-amino acid
peptide originally isolated from the skin of the
European fire-bellied toad (Bombina bombina) by
Vittorio Erspamer et al. and...
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bombesin receptors are a
group of G-protein
coupled receptors which bind
bombesin.
Three bombesin receptors are
currently known: BB1,
previously known...
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release of
gastrin from the G
cells of the stomach. GRP
encodes a
number of
bombesin-like peptides. Its 148-amino acid preproprotein,
following cleavage of...
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bombesin receptor subtype 3 also
known as BRS-3 or BB3 is a
protein which in
humans is
encoded by the BRS3 gene.
Mammalian bombesin-like peptides...
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Bombesin-like
peptides comprise a
large family of
peptides which were
initially isolated from
amphibian skin,
where they
stimulate smooth muscle contraction...
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without any ill effect. The skin of
Oriental fire-bellied
toads contains bombesin, a
peptide first isolated from
their relatives,
European fire-bellied toads...
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nerve onto G
cells during parasympathetic stimulation. The
peptide hormone bombesin also
stimulates gastrin from G cells. Gastrin-releasing peptide, as well...
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Center for
Biotechnology Information, U.S.
National Library of Medicine. "
Bombesin Receptors: BB2".
IUPHAR Database of
Receptors and Ion Channels. International...
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intestinal peptide,
angiotensin II,
neuropeptide Y, galanin,
substance P,
bombesin-like
peptides (gastrin-releasing peptide,
neuromedin B and C), and neurotensin...
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stomach antrum distension vagal stimulation (mediated by the
neurocrine bombesin, or GRP in humans) the
presence of
partially digested proteins, especially...
