Secretin
A hormone that is made by glands in the small intestine whose primary function is the stimulation of pancreatic secretion. Secretin is often administered as part of the endoscopy process. Commercially available secretin is either porcine (from pigs) or a synthesized form of human secretin.
Read Also:
- Section
1) In anatomy, a slice of tissue. A biopsy obtained by surgery is usually sectioned (sliced), and these sections are inspected under a microscope. 2) In obstetrics, short for Cesarean section. 3) In surgery, the division of tissue during an operation.
- Section, Cesarean
Also referred to as a C-section. A procedure in which a baby, rather than being born vaginally, is surgically extracted (removed) from the uterus. As the name “Cesarean” suggests, this is not exactly a new procedure. It was done in ancient civilizations upon the death of a pregnant woman who was near full term in […]
- Section, Cesarian
The obstetrical procedure is often spelled this way in the U.S. with just an “e”although the Roman emperor remains Caesar in America with an “ae”. Also referred to as a C-section. No matter what, it is a procedure in which a baby, rather than being born vaginally, is surgically extracted (removed) from the uterus. As […]
- Section, cross
In anatomy, a transverse cut through a structure or tissue. The opposite is longitudinal section.
- Section, longitudinal
A section that is cut along the long axis of a structure. Longitudinal section is the opposite of cross-section.