cholecystokinin

IPA: tʃˈoʊɫʌsistʌkˈɪnɪn

(biochemistry) Any of several peptide hormones that stimulate the digestion of fat and protein; abbreviated to CCK.

Examples of "cholecystokinin" in Sentences

Your child's physician may order a DISIDA scan with CCK (cholecystokinin); a hormone produced in the body.
It may also increase the level of hormones in the gut (such as cholecystokinin), which is another way to control your appetite. (xvi)
What's more, the researchers show that rats fed a high-fat diet for a few days become resistant to the glucose-lowering hormone known as cholecystokinin (CCK).
Most of them emanate from the digestive tract, which releases chemical messengers including cholecystokinin, glucagon-like peptide and peptide YY when the stomach and intestines are full.
Pine nut oil contains pinolenic acid, a fatty acid that stimulates the body to produce two natural appetite suppressants: the hormones cholecystokinin (CCK) and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1).
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 5 (HealthDay News) -- A gut hormone called cholecystokinin (CCK) plays an important role in the control of blood sugar production in the liver, according to Canadian researchers.
If toxins are swallowed, bitter-taste receptors in the gut sense them and trigger the production of a hormone called cholecystokinin that both suppresses appetite and slows the movement of food from the stomach to the small intestine.
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