You are carrying out in vitro experiments that are designed to test the efficacy of novel compounds in the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) . You are testing the various compounds on gastric parietal cells in culture. You discover that one of the compounds exerts a significant inhibition of hydrogen ion (H+) secretion from the cells. This compound most likely mimics the effects of which of the following natural peptides?
A) cholecystokinin
B) gastrin
C) gastrin-releasing peptide
D) GLP-1
E) somatostatin
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