noun
variants also gastric inhibitory peptide
an intestinal polypeptide hormone that stimulates insulin secretion by the pancreas in response to the presence of glucose in the gut especially following meal ingestion.
… mice without receptors for the incretins, glucagon-like peptide 1, and gastric inhibitory polypeptide show impaired insulin secretion and abnormal glucose tolerance without insulin resistance.—Hanna Huopio et al., The Lancet
—abbreviation GIP
called also glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide
gastric gland
gastric inhibitory polypeptide
gastric juice
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“Gastric inhibitory polypeptide.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.frankenthalerfoundation.org Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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