Cholecystokinin

Main Entry: cho·le·cys·to·ki·nin
Pronunciation: - sis-t - k -n n
Function: noun

: 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

Cholecystokinin plays a key role in facilitating digestion within the small intestine. It is secreted from mucosal epithelial cells in the first segment of the small intestine (duodenum), and stimulates delivery into the small intestine of digestive enzymes from the pancreas and bile from the gallbladder . Cholecystokinin is also produced by neurons in the enteric nervous system , and is widely and abundantly distributed in the brain.

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