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secretin
[ si-kree-tin ]
noun
, Biochemistry.
- a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
secretin
/ sɪˈkriːtɪn /
noun
- a peptic hormone secreted by the mucosae of the duodenum and jejunum when food passes from the stomach
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of secretin1
C20: from secretion + -in
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Example Sentences
This acid, on striking the lining of the small intestine, causes the formation in its walls of a substance known as secretin.
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This secretin reaches the blood and seems to stimulate all the glands pouring fluid into the intestine to do more work.
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In such cases the pancreas and liver must be stimulated to secretion by some other mechanism than secretin.
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The claims for Secretogen are based on the physiologic action of secretin as described by various observers.
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Some observers have claimed that secretin is absent in cases of diabetes in which the pancreas is still found normal.
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