SECRETIN


Meaning of SECRETIN in English

/si kree"tin/ , n. Biochem.

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

[ 1900-05; SECRETE 1 + -IN 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .