se·cre·tin

(sĭ-krēt′n)

A polypeptide hormone that is produced in the duodenum, especially on contact with acid, and that inhibits gastric secretion of acid and stimulates secretion of bile, insulin, and pancreatic digestive enzymes.

[secret(ion) + -in.]

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secretin

(sɪˈkriːtɪn)

(Physiology) a peptic hormone secreted by the mucosae of the duodenum and jejunum when food passes from the stomach

[C20: from secretion + -in]

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se•cre•tin

(sɪˈkri tɪn)

n.

a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.

[< German Secretin (1902); see secretion, -in¹]

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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

gastrointestinal hormone, GI hormones - hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning

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sécrétine

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References in periodicals archive

Secretin induces the apical insertion of aquaporin-1 water channels in rat cholangiocytes.

Immunohistochemical Identification of AQP1 in Livers of the High-fat Diet Rats/Identificacion Inmunohistoquimica de AQP1 en Higados de Ratas con Dieta de Alto Contenido de Grasa

ETL is a member of the secretin family and belons to the epidermal growth factor-seven-transmembane subfamily.

A genome-wide association study of social genetic effects in Landrace pigs

In the present study, we designed a chimeric plasmid contains the pil[Q.sub.1138-2118] gene, which codes the immunologic domains of PilQ secretin (the C-terminal domain of the PilQ).

Molecular characterization and Functional Analysis of the Pil[Q.sub.380-706]: a Novel Secretin Domain in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Recently, endoscopic pancreatic function test (ePFT) using secretin stimulation has made direct pancreatic function testing more accessible and time efficient allowing clinicians the opportunity to perform a functional assessment of pancreas with ease.

Fecal Elastase Levels Predict Honeycombing in Pancreas Detected with Endoscopic Ultrasound

Smoking can also elevate the level of pancreatic zymogens in the blood stream after secretin stimulation [22].

Analysis of Factors Associated with the Severity of Acute Pancreatitis according to Etiology

Although direct methods employing pancreozymin and secretin have already been the gold standard, they are technically challenging, difficult to standardize, more time consuming, and discomforting to patients following simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation.

Influence of SPK with Enteric Drainage on the Pancreatic Exocrine Function in Diabetic Patients with Uremia

Secretin stimulation testing can also be used to differentiate patients with gastrinomas from other causes of hypergastrinemia, such as atrophic gastritis, renal failure, or vagotomy.

A Perplexing Case of Abdominal Pain That Led to the Diagnosis of Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome

A study investigating MSCs and how they regulate macrophages found that by secreting secretin tumor cell line-1 (STC-1), MSCs can inhibit inflammasome activation in macrophages and prevent maturation and secretion of proinflammatory cytokines, including IL-1[beta] [119].

Traumatic Brain Injury and Stem Cell: Pathophysiology and Update on Recent Treatment Modalities

Severe chronic pancreatitis versus suspected pancreatic disease: dynamic MR cholangiopancreatography after secretin stimulation.

A comparative study of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

MRCP, in combination with the intravenous administration of secretin, has been successfully employed to improve characterization of pancreatic ductal anatomy, demonstrate ductal disruptions beyond an obstructed duct (unlike ERCP) and provide dynamic information about ongoing leakage.

Imaging blunt pancreatic and duodenal trauma