Motilin is a 22-amino acid polypeptide hormone in the motilin family that, in humans, is encoded by the MLN gene. Motilin is secreted by endocrine M cells (these are not the same M cells that are in Peyer`s patches) that are numerous in crypts of the small intestine, especially in the duodenum and jejunum. It is released into the general circulat....
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(from the article `digestive system, human`) A high level of motilin in the blood stimulates the contraction of the fundus and antrum and accelerates gastric emptying. It contracts the ...
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<protein> Peptide (22 residues) found in duodenum, pituitary and pineal that stimulates intestinal motility. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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(mo-til´in) a polypeptide hormone secreted by enterochromaffin cells of the gut; it causes increased motility of several portions of the gut and stimulates pepsin secretion. Its release is stimulated by the presence of acid and fat in the duodenum.
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Peptide (22 residues) found in duodenum, pituitary and pineal that stimulates intestinal motility.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: mō-til′in Definitions: 1. A 22-amino acid polypeptide occurring in duodenal mucosa as a controller of normal gastrointestinal motor activity; in minute (ng) doses, it induces powerful motor activity increases in the fundic gland area and antral pouches of the stomach, with an increase in pepsin output from the f...
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