Question

Is secretin a gastrointestinal hormone?

Answer 1

Secretin:

1. Gastrointestinal hormones regulate pancreatic and intestinal function, including motility, secretion, absorption, and digestion.
2. Some GI hormones are gastrin, secretin, cholecystokinin, and somatostatin.
3. Secretin hormone usually regulates gastric acid, pancreatic bicarbonate, and osmoregulation,
4. This hormone gets secreted by the s cells in the small intestine.
5. Secretin is a gastrointestinal hormone.