Secretin

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Broader Terms

gastric juice inhibitor, gastrointestinal hormone

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• Secretin is an ineffective treatment for pervasive developmental disabilities: a review of 15 double-blind randomized controlled trials.
• Secretin is also of some historical interest, as it was the first hormone to be discovered.
• Autism Research Institute 4182 Adams Avenue San Diego, CA 92116 Secretin is widely regarded as being remarkably safe.
• Synthetic human secretin is believed to have several advantages over the natural pig source secretin.
• "The message to parents is that there is no evidence that secretin is effective and should be given to children with autism," said Geraldine Dawson, director of the UW's Autism Center, who co-led the study.

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