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Gastrointestinal Hormones
Illustrative Gastrointestinal Hormones and Function
(cont'd)
Where
Secreted Gastrointestinal Hormone
Effect of
Hormone on
Eating Behavior
Ileum and/
or Large
Intestine
FGF 19 [FGF 21 is produced by the
liver](secreted by ileal cells and
regulated by farnesoid X receptors
[FXR])
Hunger
Glucagon like peptide-1
(secreted by ileum/colon L-cells)
Hunger
Glucagon like peptide-2
(secreted by ileum/colon L-cells)
Hunger
Oxyntomodulin
(secreted by ileum/colon L-cells)
Hunger
Peptide YY
(secreted by ileum/colon L-cells)
Hunger
