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Preferred term

Cholecystokinin  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A peptide, of about 33 amino acids, secreted by the upper INTESTINAL MUCOSA and also found in the central nervous system. It causes gallbladder contraction, release of pancreatic exocrine (or digestive) enzymes, and affects other gastrointestinal functions. Cholecystokinin may be the mediator of satiety.

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Entry terms

  • 9011-97-6
  • Pancreozymin
  • Uropancreozymin

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-LCDV1915-J

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