pancreozymin /pan·creo·zy·min/ (-zi´min) cholecystokinin.
cholecystokinin [ko″le-sis″to-ki´nin]
pan·cre·o·zy·min (p ng kr - -z  m n)n. See cholecystokinin. |
cholecystokinin [ko″le-sis″to-ki´nin]
a polypeptide hormone secreted in the small intestine, which stimulates gallbladder contraction and secretion of pancreatic enzymes.
pancreozymin
a hormone of the duodenal mucosa that stimulates the external secretory activity of the pancreas, especially its production of amylase; identical with cholecystokinin.
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