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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secretin

Neural responses facilitate secretion of salivary amylase needed to digest or break down food as well as secretion of hormones like secretin and gastrin.

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 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

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.