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Bombesin

Identifiers
CAS number	[31362-50-2]
PubChem	16133891
Properties
Molecular formula	C₇₁H₁₁₀N₂₄O₁₈S
Molar mass	1619. CAS registry numbers are unique numerical identifiers for Chemical compounds Polymers biological sequences mixtures and Alloys They are also referred to PubChem is a Database of chemical Molecules The system is maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI a component A chemical formula is a way of expressing information about the Atoms that constitute a particular Chemical compound, and how the relationship between those atoms changes Molar mass, symbol M, is the Mass of one mole of a substance ( Chemical element or Chemical compound) 85
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox disclaimer and references

Bombesin is a 14 amino acid peptide originally isolated from the skin of a frog. In Chemistry, the standard state of a material is its state at 1 bar (100 Kilopascals exactly In Chemistry, an amino acid is a Molecule containing both Amine and Carboxyl Functional groups In Biochemistry, this Peptides (from the Greek πεπτίδια, "small digestibles" are short Polymers formed from the linking in a defined order of α- Amino The skin is the outer covering of living tissue of an animal (or plant This article is about the block cipher algorithm For the ultrafast laser pulse measurement technique see Frequency-resolved optical gating. It has two known homologs in mammals called neuromedin B and gastrin releasing peptide. Mammals ( class Mammalia) are a class of Vertebrate Animals characterized by the presence of Sweat glands, including sweat glands Neuromedin B (NMB is a Bombesin -related Peptide in mammals It was originally purified from pig spinal cord and later shown to be present in human Central nervous Gastrin-releasing peptide, also known as GRP, is a human Gene. It works on the gastrointestinal tract neuroendocrine hormone and it stimulates gastrin release from G cells. Neuroendocrine nʊəroʊˈɛndəkrɪn cells are cells that release a hormone into the circulating blood in response to a neural stimulus Hormones (from Greek ὁρμή - "impetus" are chemicals released by cells that affect cells in other parts of the body In humans gastrin is a Hormone that stimulates secretion of Gastric acid (HCl by the Parietal cells of the Stomach, as well as aiding in In Anatomy, the G cell is a type of cell in the stomach that secretes Gastrin. It activates three different G-protein coupled receptors known as BBR1 2 & 3. GTP chemical structurepng|thumb|180px| Guanosine triphosphate]] G proteins short for guanine nucleotide-binding proteins, are a family of Proteins involved In Biochemistry, a receptor is a Protein molecule embedded in either the Plasma membrane or Cytoplasm of a cell to which a mobile signaling It also activates these receptors in the brain. The brain is the center of the Nervous system in animals All Vertebrates and the majority of Invertebrates have a brain Together with cholecystokinin it is the second major source of negative feedback signals that stop eating behaviour. Cholecystokinin ( CCK; from Greek chole, "bile" cysto, "sac" kinin, "move" hence move the bile-sac Negative Feedback feeds part of a System 's output inverted into the system's input generally with the result that fluctuations are attenuated

Bombesin is also a tumor marker for gastric cancer and neuroblastoma. See also Cancer A tumor or tumour is the name for a swelling or lesion formed by an abnormal growth of cells (termed neoplastic