progastrin en · NOUN
Etymology
From pro- + gastrin.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The inactive precursor of gastrin
Gastrin analysis was performed by radioimmunoassay using antibody L2, which reacts with G17 and G34, but not progastrin or gly-gastrins as previously described [32 ].
2015 August 6, “Helicobacter pylori, HIV and Gastric Hypochlorhydria in the Malawian Population”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI: