CCK
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The small intestine also releases digestive hormones, including secretin and CCK, which stimulate digestive processes to break down the proteins further.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
CCK stimulates the release of pancreatic lipase from the pancreas and stimulates the contraction of the gallbladder to release stored bile salts into the intestine.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
I went to CCK offices where I was told it was among the fake phones that had been switched off.
From BBC • Oct. 5, 2012
"They've become a menace to consumers from both the safety and security perspective," CCK head Francis Wangusi told the BBC.
From BBC • Oct. 5, 2012
CCK-mimicking compounds trigger attacks in panic-disorder patients but not in normal volunteers, so a likely candidate for a new panic-disorder pill would be a drug that blocks CCK.
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