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Preferred term

Ceruletide  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A specific decapeptide obtained from the skin of Hila caerulea, an Australian amphibian. Caerulein is similar in action and composition to CHOLECYSTOKININ. It stimulates gastric, biliary, and pancreatic secretion; and certain smooth muscle. It is used in paralytic ileus and as diagnostic aid in pancreatic malfunction.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 17650-98-5 (Caerulein)
  • 888Y08971B
  • Caerulein
  • Cerulein
  • Ceruletid

In other languages

  • French

  • 17650-98-5 (Caerulein)
  • 888Y08971B
  • Caerulein
  • Caeruléine
  • Cérulétide
  • Coeruléine

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-Z1C0DZ61-L

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