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Prebiotics, Probiotics, FMT / Manipulators of the Intestinal Microbiota

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Named for Gastrin content. The identifying hormone (historically) is

Gastrin

G cells are located in the stomach, antrum, duodenum and have the luminal receptors LPAR5 and GPRC6A. They serve to stimulate gastric acid secretion
Furness et al. 2013a Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology 10: 729-740

Examples of colocalization of hormones and/or their gene transcripts (most of recent data is from mouse):
Coexpression not investigated adequately
Fothergill & Furness 2018 Histochem Cell Biol 150(6): 693-702

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Diversity of enteroendocrine cells investigated at cellular and subcellular levels: the need for a new classification scheme.
Fothergill & Furness 2018 Histochem Cell Biol 150(6): 693-702
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The gut as a sensory organ
Furness et al. 2013a Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology 10: 729-740
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