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GI hormones
:
NOUN
body
GI hormones
,
gastrointestinal hormone
hormones
that affect
gastrointestinal
functioning
English
>
GI hormones
: 1 sense
> noun 1, body
Meaning
hormones
that affect
gastrointestinal
functioning.
Synonym
gastrointestinal hormone
Narrower
cholecystokinin
A
gastrointestinal hormone
that stimulates the secretion of
pancreatic
enzymes
and the contraction and emptying of the
gall bladder
gastrin
polypeptide
hormone
secreted
by the
mucous
lining
of the
stomach
ghrelin
A
gastrointestinal hormone
produced by
epithelial cells
lining the
fundus
of the stomach
motilin
A
gastrointestinal hormone
that apparently participates in controlling smooth
muscle contractions
in the stomach and
small intestine
secretin
A
gastrointestinal hormone
that stimulates the secretion of water and
bicarbonate
from the
pancreas
and
bile ducts
whenever the stomach empties too much acid into the
small intestine
Broader
hormone
,
endocrine
,
internal secretion
The
secretion
of an
endocrine gland
that is
transmitted
by the
blood
to the
tissue
on which it has a specific effect
Spanish
hormona gastrointestinal
Catalan
hormona gastrointestinal
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