secretin

American  

[si-kree-tin] / sɪˈkri tɪn /

noun

Biochemistry.

1. a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.

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secretin British  

/ sɪˈkriːtɪn /

noun

1. a peptic hormone secreted by the mucosae of the duodenum and jejunum when food passes from the stomach

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Etymology

Origin of secretin

First recorded in 1900–05; secrete ¹ + -in ²

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Some of the hormones produced include gastrin, secretin, and cholecystokinin, which are secreted in the presence of food, and some of which act on other organs such as the pancreas, gallbladder, and liver.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Hormones like gastrin, secretin, adrenocorticotropic are released from the pituitary to regulate which digestive secretions are released.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

The presence of proteins and fats in the duodenum stimulates the secretion of CCK, which then stimulates the acini to secrete enzyme-rich pancreatic juice and enhances the activity of secretin.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

In 2004, the experimental drug secretin, developed by RepliGen, did not show that it worked in an advanced clinical trial, disappointing parents of children with autism who had placed their hopes in the drug.

From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2013

To this, of which the exact chemical make-up is as yet an unknown, they gave the name secretin.

From The Glands Regulating Personality by Berman, Louis, M.D.