Cholecystokinin (CCK) octapeptide is a peptide hormone found in the intestine and brain that stimulates digestion, mediates satiety, and is involved in anxiety. It is a cleaved product of the full CCK preprohormone that is more potent than the full-length enzyme in stimulating contraction of guinea pig gallbladder...

Description: Sincalide ammonium (CCK-8 ammonium) is a potent analog of the amino acid peptide hormone cholecystokinin (CCK), an active fragment that retains much of the biological activity of CCK.Sincalide ammonium promotes bile secretion, causes gallbladder contractions and relaxes the sphincter of Oddi, thereby...