secretin

American

[si-kree-tin] / sɪˈkri tɪn /

noun

Biochemistry.

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

secretin British

/ sɪˈkriːtɪn /

noun

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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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

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

Hepatocytes work non-stop, but bile production increases when fatty chyme enters the duodenum and stimulates the secretion of the gut hormone 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

Voegtlin some time ago tried to demonstrate that it was identical with secretin and stimulated pancreatic flow.

From The Vitamine Manual by Walter H. Eddy

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