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secretin

DEFINITIONS OF: secretin

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n 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

Type of:
GI hormones, gastrointestinal hormone
hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning
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