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gastro- +‎ -trope +‎ -in

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gastrotropin (uncountable)

  1. (biochemistry) A cytoplasmic, hydrophobic ligand-binding protein which stimulates gastric acid and pepsinogen secretion
    • 2015 July 14, “All-Purpose Containers? Lipid-Binding Protein – Drug Interactions”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      One more of them, gastrotropin from various species, is reported to crystallize with 2 molecules of other natural ligands per protein molecule.