pancreozyminn.
/ˌpaŋkriːə(ʊ)ˈzʌɪmɪn/, U.S. /ˈˌpæŋkriəˈzaɪm(ə)n/ Physiology.
A peptide hormone that stimulates enzyme secretion by the pancreas (now recognized to be identical with cholecystokinin).
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1943 A. A. Harper & H. S. Raper in Jrnl. Physiol. 102 116 We have obtained preparations which increase the output of enzymes from the cat's pancreas without having any secretin activity... For the active substance producing this effect we suggest the name ‘Pancreozymin’.
1956 Nature 7 Jan. 22/2 Cholinergic drugs and pancreozymin in the pancreas, and acetylcholine and adrenalin in the salivary glands, all stimulate the secretion of protein.
1974 R. M. Kirk et al. Surgery vi. 110 Pancreozymin..is liberated in response to the presence of protein and fat in the duodenum.
1997 Microscopy Res. & Technique 37 450 Release of zymogen granules occurs within 45–90 minutes in acinar cells stimulated with pancreozymin.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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