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Search Results for: pancreatic juice

Definition noun The transparent fluid secreted by the pancreas composed mainly of water, electrolytes, and... Read More

Have you ever thought about what happens to the food after you have taken it into your mouth? How those big steak pieces... Read More

Definition noun, plural: pancreases or pancreata A tongue-shaped glandular structure involved in the secretion of fluid... Read More

Polysaccharide Definition Biology Definition: A polysaccharide is a carbohydrate formed by long chains of repeating units... Read More

peptone (Science: physiology) The soluble and diffusible substance or substances into which albuminous portions of the food... Read More

Definition noun, plural: G cells The cell that secretes gastrin, and chiefly located in the stomach and... Read More

Definition noun The dextrorotatory form of glucose, and commercially obtained by the inversion of cane sugar or... Read More

A system pertains to interdependent or interrelated objects comprising and functioning as a whole. In biology, it may refer... Read More

Definition noun A polypeptide hormone secreted by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas to regulate the... Read More

Definition noun plural: maltoses mal·tose, ˈmɔːltəʊz A reducing disaccharide formed when two glucose monomers join... Read More

Definition noun An enzyme in the saliva and pancreatic juice that catalyzes the hydrolysis (breaking down) of starch,... Read More