secretin
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a gastrointestinal hormone that stimulates the secretion of water and bicarbonate from the pancreas and bile ducts whenever the stomach empties too much acid into the small intestine
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glucagon
ghrelin
gastrin
cholecystokinin
GI hormones
enterogastrone
enterostatin
enteroglucagon
glucagon-like peptide 2
gut hormones
ileal hormones
jejunal hormones
colonic hormones
duodenal hormones
enteric hormones
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It is released from the pancreas in response to the hormone secretin to neutralize the acidic chyme entering the duodenum from the stomach.
They named this substance " secretin " and coined the term hormone for chemicals that act in this way.