The serum gastrin responses after ingestion of hard boiled eggs and Nutrient Broth solution were examined in peptic ulcer patients and normal subjects.The values observed of the serum gastrin response to these test meals were compared and contrasted. A significant enhancement of gastrin release in response to protein was obtained. There were no significant differences between the releases of gastrin after the two test meals. gastrin release; protein mealProtein, a mixture of amino acids, meat extract, and liver extract are known to cause release of gastrin (Kamionkowski et al. 1964; Korman et al. 1971;Wyllie et al. 1972;Walsh and Grossman 1975). reported that a mixture of amino acids produced a peak gastrin response that was approxi mately 60% of that produced by a meat meal. Therefore, liver extract, meat extract and various kinds of meals are often used for testing gastrin release. In this respect, Blair et al. (1975) reported that there were no significant differences in the peak gastrin response after meals varying in composition. In order to standardize the feeding test used to assess the gastrin response, protein feeding tests were employed.The mechanisms of the gastrin-releasing action of peptide and amino acids of these test meals have not been fully elucidated. Several possibilities of release of gastrin by protein in the stomach are : 1) direct action on the G cell, 2) action through the nervous intermediation, 3) autoregulation of gastrin release by changing the intragastric pH, 4) stimulation by antral distention, and 5) a combination of these mechanisms. The role of antral alkalinization for gastrin release has been discussed, but it is admitted that alkalinization alone does not regularly increase serum gastrin. There is little evidence for an effect of alkali on serum gastrin. (McGuigan and Trudeau 1970;Feurle 1975) In this study, the serum gastrin responses after ingestion of hard boiled eggs and 0.8% Nutrient Broth solution were performed in the same subjects on different days.