| abstract |
The present invention relates to polynucleotides, polypeptides and peptide fragments thereof and their use in novel cDNA sequences having homology to motilin. The tissue distribution of mRNA for this novel polypeptide is specific for the stomach, small intestine and pancreas. The invention further includes methods of increasing gastric motility using agonists, antagonists, antibodies, host cells expressing cDNA encoding the novel motiline homologues and novel molecules. |