cholecystokinin
noun
cho·le·cys·to·ki·nin
ˌkō-lə-ˌsi-stə-ˈkī-nən 
: a hormone secreted especially by the duodenal mucosa that regulates the emptying of the gallbladder and secretion of enzymes by the pancreas and that has been found in the brain
called also cholecystokinin-pancreozymin, pancreozymin
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Some evidence suggests that magnesium stimulates the small intestines to release a hormone called cholecystokinin (CCK).
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Researchers like Franklin Miller at the National Institutes of Health are learning that nocebo effects are mediated by neurotransmitters like dopamine, endogenous opioids, and cholecystokinin.
—Guest Blogger, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2012
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Devineé Lingo, M.s., Health, 10 Sep. 2024
Researchers like Franklin Miller at the National Institutes of Health are learning that nocebo effects are mediated by neurotransmitters like dopamine, endogenous opioids, and cholecystokinin.
—Guest Blogger, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2012
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cholecystokinin
noun
cho·le·cys·to·ki·nin
-ˌsis-tə-ˈkī-nən
: a hormone secreted especially by the duodenal mucosa that regulates the emptying of the gallbladder and secretion of enzymes by the pancreas and that has been found in the brain
called also cholecystokinin-pancreozymin, pancreozymin
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