Cholecystokinin infusion and gall bladder dysfunction.
1999
G W Middleton, and
J H Williams
UI
MeSH Term
Description
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D002766
Cholecystokinin
A peptide, of about 33 amino acids, secreted by the upper INTESTINAL MUCOSA and also found in the central nervous system. It causes gallbladder contraction, release of pancreatic exocrine (or digestive) enzymes, and affects other gastrointestinal functions. Cholecystokinin may be the mediator of satiety.
Diseases of the GALLBLADDER. They generally involve the impairment of BILE flow, GALLSTONES in the BILIARY TRACT, infections, neoplasms, or other diseases.
Gall Bladder Diseases,Bladder Disease, Gall,Bladder Diseases, Gall,Disease, Gall Bladder,Disease, Gallbladder,Diseases, Gall Bladder,Diseases, Gallbladder,Gall Bladder Disease,Gallbladder Disease
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D016473
Gallbladder Emptying
A process whereby bile is delivered from the gallbladder into the duodenum. The emptying is caused by both contraction of the gallbladder and relaxation of the sphincter mechanism at the choledochal terminus.
Gall Bladder Emptying,Emptying, Gall Bladder,Emptying, Gallbladder