Sentences with cholecystokinin
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C c - Fiber contributes to the release of cholecystokinin, a hormone produced in the small intestine that triggers a sensation of satiety in the brain.
- When fatty food passes from the stomach into the intestine, the gall bladder is stimulated to contract by cholecystokinin, a hormone released from the lining of the intestine.
- This helps stimulate the release of cholecystokinin, a hormone that signals the brain to stop eating.
- Another hormone from the small intestine, cholecystokinin, works similarly to secretin.