"Cholecystokinin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D002766
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D06.472.317.152 D12.644.120
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cholecystokinin" by people in Profiles.
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Heterogeneous expression of cholecystokinin and gastrin receptor in stomach and pancreatic cancer: An immunohistochemical study. J Cancer Res Ther. 2016 Jan-Mar; 12(1):411-6.
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Cholecystokinin and gastrin receptors targeting in gastrointestinal cancer. Surg Oncol. 2012 Dec; 21(4):281-92.
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Reduced body weight and increased postimplantation fetal death in tyrosylprotein sulfotransferase-1-deficient mice. J Biol Chem. 2002 Jun 28; 277(26):23781-7.
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Cholecystokinin, vasoactive intestinal peptide and peptide histidine methionine responses to feeding in anorexia nervosa. Regul Pept. 1991 Oct 01; 36(1):141-50.
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Postprandial sleepiness: objective documentation via polysomnography. Sleep. 1983; 6(1):29-35.