Enterogastrone
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Enterogastrone is a noun meaning Any hormone secreted by the mucosa of the duodenum in the lower gastrointestinal tract in response to dietary lipids that inhibits the caudal motion of the contents of chyme.
Meaning
Any hormone secreted by the mucosa of the duodenum in the lower gastrointestinal tract in response to dietary lipids that inhibits the caudal motion of the contents of chyme.
Word Forms
- enterogastrones
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include urogastrone, lorglumide, proglumide, antisecretory, spiroglumide, digistroside.
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