cholecystokinin
noun
cho·le·cys·to·ki·nin
ˌkō-lə-ˌsi-stə-ˈkī-nən 
: 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
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Researchers like Franklin Miller at the National Institutes of Health are learning that nocebo effects are mediated by neurotransmitters like dopamine, endogenous opioids, and cholecystokinin.
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Guest Blogger, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2012
Guest Blogger, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2012
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cholecystokinin
noun
cho·le·cys·to·ki·nin
-ˌsis-tə-ˈkī-nən
: 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
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