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secretin (SCT)
Function:
- stimulates secretion of bicarbonate-rich pancreatic fluid
- inhibits HCl production by the stomach
Structure: belongs to the glucagon family
Compartment: secreted
Pharmacology: see ChiRhoStim
Related
secretin receptor; SCT-R (SCTR)
secretin stimulation test
Specific
ChiRhoStim (secretin)
Secretin Parenteral
General
gastrointestinal hormone
secretin family peptide
Properties
SIZE: entity length = 121 aa
MW = 13 kD
COMPARTMENT: extracellular compartment
SECRETED-BY: epithelial cell
WITHIN: intestine
MOTIF: signal sequence {1-18}
Database Correlations
OMIM 182099
UniProt P09683
Pfam PF00123
Entrez Gene 6343
Kegg hsa:6343
References
- UniProt :accession P09683
- Wikipedia; Note: secretin entry
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/secretin