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Ceruletide

Ceruletide Definition & Meaning
Ceruletide Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Medical Term Ceruletide?

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.

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