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What is a secretagogue?

What is a secretagogue? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A substance (such as a hormone) that stimulates secretion.
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Beta-cell-tropin, a peptide derived from adrenocorticotropic hormone, is an insulin secretagogue.
This compound is employed as a classic mast cell secretagogue that releases histamine.
We failed to demonstrate a significant association between insulin secretagogue therapy and beta-cell function in our study cohort.
Interestingly, thiazolidinedione, an insulin sensitiser protected women against cancer than an insulin secretagogue known as sulphonylurea.
Anamorelin is a novel, orally active, non-peptidic ghrelin mimetic and growth hormone secretagogue.
The combination of an insulin secretagogue and an insulin sensitizer addresses both processes.

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