CHOLECYSTOKININ
- a hormone secreted esp by the duodenal mucosa that regulates the emptying of the gallbladder and secretion of enzymes by the pancreas and that has been found in the brain [n]
- a gut hormone that stimulates the gallbladder and pancreas [n]
- A hormone that is secreted by cells in the duodenum and stimulates the release of bile into the intestine and the secretion of enzymes by the pancreas