peptic hormone produced by the mucous lining of the small intestine; can stimulate secretion by the pancreas and liver
(Biyoloji) A hormone made in the mucous membranes of the duodenum and jejunum that can stimulate the stomach, liver, and pancreas to secrete certain digestive substances and can inhibit gastric acid secretion, also incretin or oxykrinin
A polypeptide neurotransmitter (chemical messenger), one of the hormones that controls digestion, increasing the volume and bicarbonate content of secreted pancreatic juices