Gastrointestinal Hormones and Digestive Secretions
The following points highlight the ten important gastrointestinal hormones that regulates digestive secretion. The hormones are: 1. Gastrin 2. Enterogastrone 3. Secretin 4. Cholecystokinin pancreozymin 5. Duocrmin 6. Enterocrinin 7. Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide 8. Villikinin 9. Somatostatin 10. Pancreatic Polypeptide. Hormone # 1. Gastrin: This hormone is secreted by gastrin cells (= G-cells) in the pyloric region of the stomach. [...]