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

Example Sentences

"L. reuteri stimulates enteroendocrine cells in the intestine to release the gut hormone secretin, which in turn stimulates another intestinal cell type, the enterocyte, to release oxytocin."

From Science Daily • Nov. 2, 2023

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

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

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

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

ANGREP, G. V., AND DRUMMOND, J. C.: Note on the supposed identity of water soluble vitamin B and secretin.

From The Vitamine Manual by Eddy, Walter H.