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 ( n t -r -g s trn)n. A hormone released by the upper intestinal mucosa that inhibits gastric motility and secretion. |
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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