Hormone
motilin
Subclass of:
Gastrointestinal Hormones;
peptide hormone;
Neuropeptides
Definitions related to motilin:
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A hormone that helps the small intestine contract and move food through the digestive tract.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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A peptide of about 22-amino acids isolated from the DUODENUM. At low pH it inhibits gastric motor activity, whereas at high pH it has a stimulating effect.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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