Chemical Coordination and Integration

Question

Which the following is a gastrointestine hormone?

  • Prolactin

  • Enterogastrone

  • GH

  • FSH

Answer

B.

Enterogastrone

Gastrointestinal hormones are the hormones secreted by enteroendocrine cells in the stomach, pancreas and small intestine. Enterogastrone hormone produced by small intestine slows down secretion of gastric juice. Enterokinase is an enzyme in intestinal juice that activates trypsinogen to trypsin.

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