Although its name may sound lighthearted, restless leg syndrome (RLS) can be a troubling disorder. Symptoms include itching, burning, or aching in the legs, particularly when youâre at rest, and an overwhelming desire to move your legs.
secretin. a hormone secreted by the mucosa of the duodenum and jejunum when acid chyme enters the intestine; carried by the blood, it stimulates the secretion of pancreatic juice and, to a lesser extent, bile and intestinal secretion.secretin test. hormone, formed by the epithelial cells of the duodenum under the stimulus of acid contents from the stomach, which incites secretion of pancreatic juice; used as a diagnostic aid in the diagnosis of pancreatic exocrine disease and as an adjunct in obtaining desquamated pancreatic cells for cytologic examination.
A polypeptide hormone produced principally by the small intestine in response to the presence of fats, causing contraction of the gallbladder, release of bile, and secretion of pancreatic digestive enzymes.Also called pancreozymin. gastrointestinal hormone liberated from the intestinal mucosa in response to arrival of the products of digestion from the stomach. It stimulates secretion of pancreatic enzymes and gallbladder contraction. Abbreviated CCK, CCK-PZ. Called also cholecystokinin-pancreozymin, pancreozymin.