cholecystokinin
IPA: tʃˈoʊɫʌsistʌkˈɪnɪn
noun
- (biochemistry) Any of several peptide hormones that stimulate the digestion of fat and protein; abbreviated to CCK.
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Examples of "cholecystokinin" in Sentences
- The stomach, cholecystokinin, and satiety.
- Cholecystokinin decreased food intake in rhesus monkeys.
- Pylorectomy reduces the satiety action of cholecystokinin.
- It is the 8 amino acid C terminal fragment of cholecystokinin.
- Caerulein is similar in action and composition to cholecystokinin.
- Cholecystokinin suppresses food intake by inhibiting gastric emptying.
- Gastric and nongastric mechanisms for satiety action of cholecystokinin.
- Anatomic localization of cholecystokinin receptors to the pyloric sphincter.
- Potent and sustained satiety actions of a cholecystokinin octapeptide analogue.
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