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Preferred term

Ceruletide  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Caerulein
  • Cerulein
  • Ceruletid

Note

  • do not confuse entry term CERULEIN with CERULENIN

Scope note

  • A specific decapeptide obtained from the skin of Hila caerulea, an Australian amphibian. Caerulein is similar in action and composition to CHOLECYSTOKININ. It stimulates gastric, biliary, and pancreatic secretion; and certain smooth muscle. It is used in paralytic ileus and as diagnostic aid in pancreatic malfunction.

History note

  • 2013(1972)

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002108

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