Abstract
Thyrocalcitonin (TCT) is known to decrease gastric secretion in man through a mechanism involving probably both a direct effect on the secretory cells and an inhibition of gastrin release. Pentagastrin (PG) increases the pressure in the lower oesophageal sphincter (LES). These experiments were devised to investigate a possible antagonism between TCT and PG on the LES pressure (LESP).
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Debat, J., Couturier, D., Roze, C., Debray, C. (1978). The effects of thyrocalcitonin on pentagastrin-induced contraction of the lower oesophageal sphincter in normals and in patients with achalasia (Abstract) . In: Duthie, H.L. (eds) Gastrointestinal Motility in Health and Disease. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-4389-1_36
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