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The Regulatory Peptides of the Colon

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Part of the book series: Topics in Gastroenterology ((TGEN))

Abstract

During recent years a large number of regulatory peptides, including vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP), substance P, enkephalin, neurotensin, bombesin, enteroglu-cagon (EG), and somatostatin, have been discovered in a variety of different tissues in man and many other mammalian species.1 These peptides have a widespread distribution in the brain and/or periphery. They can be found in typical endocrine cells or nerve fibers in, for example, lung, urogenital tract, adrenal and salivary glands, as well as the gut and pancreas.2 The colon is well provided with the majority of these peptides.

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  1. Department of Histochemistry and Medicine, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital, London, England

    Julia M. Polak, Anne E. Bishop & S. R. Bloom

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Polak, J.M., Bishop, A.E., Bloom, S.R. (1983). The Regulatory Peptides of the Colon. In: Bustos-Fernández, L. (eds) Colon. Topics in Gastroenterology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0307-8_9

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