gastrointestinal hormone

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(thing) by BioTech (9 mon) (print)   (I like it!) Tue May 28 2002 at 16:30:38
A general term for any hormone which is secreted by some part of the digestive system for the purpose of aiding digestion. For example, gastrin.

From the BioTech Dictionary at http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu/. For further information see the BioTech homenode.

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