enterostatin

enterostatin
en·ter·o·stat·in (ĕn'tə-rō-stătʹn) n.
A protein produced by the pancreas after food is ingested that inhibits insulin secretion and may help regulate fat intake and reduce body weight.
  [entero- + -stat + -in.]

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Universalium. 2010.

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