Enterogastrone
Enterogastrone
Main page

Enterogastrone

logo
Community Hub0 subscribers
What are your thoughts?
Be the first to start a discussion here.
Be the first to start a discussion here.
Enterogastrone

An enterogastrone is any hormone secreted by the mucosa of the duodenum in the lower gastrointestinal tract in response to dietary lipids that inhibits the caudal (or "forward, analward") motion of the contents of chyme. The function of enterogastrones is almost the same as gastric inhibitory polypeptide — i.e., to inhibit gastric secretion and stomach motility.

Examples include:

See all
User Avatar
No comments yet.