Discovery of a Cholecystokinin-Releasing Peptide: Biochemical Characterization and Physiological Implications
Chung Owyang

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Hypothesis-Origin of Parietal Cells: Transfer of the H+K+-ATPase Gene from Parasitic Microorganisms to Cnidaria
Susumu Okabe

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Effects of Endothelin-1 on Duodenal Bicarbonate Secretion and Mucosal Integrity in Rats
Koji Takeuchi, Shinichi Sugamoto, Keizo Suzuki, Shoji Kawauchi and Osamu Furukawa

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Interactions of EGF and Ornithine Decarboxylase Activity in the Regulation of Gastric Mucus Synthesis in Cigarette Smoke Exposed Rats
L. Ma, E.S.L. Liu, J.Y.C. Chow, J.Y. Wang, C.H. Cho

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Role of Gastric Microcirculation in the Gastroprotection by Glucocorticoids Released During Water-Restraint Stress in Rats
Ljudmila Filaretova, Nikolaj Maltcev, Anatolji Bogdanov, Yurji Levkovich

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Nω-Nitro-L-Arginine Decreases Resting Cytosolic [Ca2+] and Enhances Heat Stess-Induced Increase in Cytosolic [Ca2+] in Human Colon Carcinoma T84 Cells
Juliann G. Kiang and David E. McClain

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Protective Effects of Several Amino Acid-Nutrients on Gastric Hemorrhagic Erosions in Acid-Irrigated Stomachs of Septic Rats
Chen-Road Hung and Pei-Chun Hung

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The Effect of a Novel Pentadecapeptide BPC 157 on Development of Tolerance and Physical Dependence Following Repeated Administration of Diazepam
Nikola Jelovac, Predrag Sikiric, Rudolf Rucman, Marijan Petek, Darko Perovic, Anton Marovic, Tomislav Anic, Sven Seiwerth, Stjepan Mise, Biserka Pigac, Bozider Duplancie, Branko Turkovic, Goran Dodig, Ingrid Prkacin, Dinko Stancic-Rokotov, Ivan Zoricic, Gorana Aradica, Bozidar Sebecic, Tomislav Ziger and Zoran Slobodnjak

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Effects of L-Glutamic Acid on Acid Secretion and Mucosal Blood Flow in the Rat Stomach
Li Hsueh Tsai, Lih Ron Huang, Sheng-Hhsuan Chen, Hung-Jung Liu and Liang-Shung Chou

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Calcium Rather than Calcitonin Is Dominant to Mediate Gastric Emptying in Thyroidectomized Rats
Full-Young Chang, Shou-Dong Lee, Ming-Luen Doong and Paulus S. Wang

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Differential Distribution of 5-Hydroxytryptamine3 Receptor in the Colon between Human and Guinea Pig
Yasuko Sakurai-Yamashita, Kimihiro Yamashita, Muneshige Kaibara, Akihito Enjoji, Takashi Kanematsu and Kohtaro Taniyama

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