secretin (Crossword)

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  1. Digestive system component
  2. Endocrine
  3. Hormone
  4. Internal secretion

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• A hormone released into the blood by cells in the inner layer of the small intestine
• Secretin is a gastrointestinal hormone that helps promote digestion of food
• Peptide hormone of gastrointestinal tract (27 residues) found in the mucosal cells of duodenum
• A hormone, formed by the epithelial cells of the duodenum under the stimulus of acid contents from the stomach
• Secretin: A hormone made by glands in the small intestine that acts to stimulate pancreatic secretions
• A digestive hormone secreted by the wall of the upper part of the small intestine (the duodenum)
• (se-kre´tin) a hormone secreted by the mucosa of the duodenum and jejunum when acid chyme enters the intestine
• Secretin is a hormone produced by the small intestine in vertebrates that stimulates the production of digestive secretions
• (sue-kre;tin) A polypeptide hormone secreted by the small intestine in response to acidity of the intestinal lumen

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