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enterogastrone

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enterogastrone /en·tero·gas·trone/ (-gas´trōn) anthelone E; a hormone of the duodenum which mediates the humoral inhibition of gastric secretion and motility produced by ingestion of fat.
en·ter·o·gas·trone (nt-r-gstrn)
n.
A hormone released by the upper intestinal mucosa that inhibits gastric motility and secretion.
enterogastrone [en″ter-o-gas´trōn]
any of various hormones that mediate the humoral inhibition of gastric secretion and motility.
enterogastrone
an uncharacterized hormone of the duodenum which has been suggested to mediate the humoral inhibition of gastric secretion and motility produced by ingestion of fat. Called also anthelone E.
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These functions are mainly the inhibition of gastric emptying, gastric acid secretion and exocrine pancreatic secretion, indicating that the hormone acts as an enterogastrone -- a hormone released from the distal portion of the small intestine that inhibits proximal gastrointestinal events.
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