holecistokinin
holecistokinin
a gastrointestinal hormone that stimulates the secretion of pancreatic enzymes and the contraction and emptying of the gall bladder; its release is stimulated by the presence of fatty acids and amino acids in the small intestine [gastrointestinalni hormon, ki spodbuja izločanje encimov iz trebušne slinavke in krčenje ter izpraznjevanje žolčnika; njegovo sproščanje spodbujajo prisotnost maščobnih kislin in aminokislin v tankem črevesju]