motilin

Noun

Meaning

a gastrointestinal hormone that apparently participates in controlling smooth muscle contractions in the stomach and small intestine

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

glucagon ghrelin gastrin cholecystokinin GI hormones enterogastrone enterostatin enteroglucagon glucagon-like peptide 2 gut hormones ileal hormones jejunal hormones gastrointestinal hormones glucagon-like peptide 1 colonic hormones
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Hypernyms

gastrointestinal hormone GI hormones

Anagrams

Limniot

Examples

Motilin is the hormone that plays a significant role in maintaining proper digestive function. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

motify motile motiligram motility Motilon motion