secretin
[si-kree-tin]
- a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
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Of interest also is the rate at which we get complete destruction of secretin.
Secretin is not absorbed in active form from the alimentary tract.
In these studies the methods employed were those by which secretin was discovered.
Secretin is quickly destroyed by gastric juice and by trypsin.
This acid, on striking the lining of the small intestine, causes the formation in its walls of a substance known as secretin.
A Civic BiologyGeorge William Hunter
secretin
- a peptic hormone secreted by the mucosae of the duodenum and jejunum when food passes from the stomach
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Word Origin
C20: from secretion + -in
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secretin
(sĭ-krēt′n)- A polypeptide hormone produced in the duodenum, especially on contact with acid, that stimulates secretion of pancreatic juice.
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