secretin

noun Biochemistry.

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

noun

1. a peptic hormone secreted by the mucosae of the duodenum and jejunum when food passes from the stomach

n.

1. A polypeptide hormone produced in the duodenum, especially on contact with acid, that stimulates secretion of pancreatic juice.