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Serum Gastrin levels in Pigs


R.S. Arnot
A.I. Vinik
B. Grant
Rosemary Hickman
J. Terblanche
J.H. Louw

Abstract

Serum gastrin levels were measured in 11 young pigs during starvation and one and two hours after feeding. The mean basal value was 57 -+- 16 pg/ml and was not affected by anaesthesia. Gastrin levels' at one and two hours after feeding were significantly higher than the basal levels. However, the rise was much less than that noted in humans, suggesting a species difference.


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