Cholecystokinin: Cholecystokinin (CCK) is a gastrointestinal peptide hormone secreted by the lining of the duodenum (first segment of the small intestine) and released into the bloodstream. It is also called pancreozymine, hence the name CCK-PZ. Its gene is CKK located on human chromosome 3. First identified in 2002 by a British team from Imperial College London, it has since been widely studied for its role as a repressor of the app...
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