secretin

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

glucagon ghrelin gastric inhibitory peptide gastric inhibitory polypeptide gastrin cholecystokinin insulin-like growth factor 1 GI hormones glucagon-like peptide 2 glucagon-like peptide 1 gastric hormones enterogastrone enterostatin duodenal hormones enteroglucagon

Show all synonyms

Hypernyms

gastrointestinal hormone GI hormones

Anagrams

scienter enterics incester

Examples

It is released from the pancreas in response to the hormone secretin to neutralize the acidic chyme entering the duodenum from the stomach. Source: Internet

They named this substance " secretin " and coined the term hormone for chemicals that act in this way. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

secrete sweat secrete-metory secreter secretine secreting glandular secreting synovia