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  2. Gastrointestinal hormone - Wikipedia

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    Stomach, duodenum: Opiate-like actions Enteroglucagon: Small intestine, pancreas: Inhibits insulin secretion Galanin: Enteric nerves: Ghrelin: Stomach: Stimulates appetite, increases gastric emptying Glucagon-like peptide 1: Pancreas, ileum: Increases insulin secretion Glucagon-like peptide 2: Ileum, colon: Enterocyte-specific growth hormone ...

  3. Gastrointestinal physiology - Wikipedia

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    H + is pumped into the stomach by exchanging it with K +. This process also requires ATP as a source of energy; however, Cl − then follows the positive charge in the H + through an open apical channel protein. HCO 3 − secretion occurs to neutralize the acid secretions that make their way into the duodenum of the small intestine.

  4. Parietal cell - Wikipedia

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    The pH of the secreted fluid can fall by 0.8. Gastrin primarily induces acid-secretion indirectly, increasing histamine synthesis in ECL cells, which in turn signal parietal cells via histamine release and H 2 stimulation. [6] Gastrin itself has no effect on the maximum histamine-stimulated gastric acid secretion. [7]

  5. Secretin - Wikipedia

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    Secretin is a hormone that regulates water homeostasis throughout the body and influences the environment of the duodenum by regulating secretions in the stomach, pancreas, and liver. It is a peptide hormone produced in the S cells of the duodenum, which are located in the intestinal glands. [5] In humans, the secretin peptide is encoded by the ...

  6. Gastric glands - Wikipedia

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    The secretions of the different exocrine gastric gland cells produce a watery, acidic fluid into the stomach lumen called gastric juice. [5] [6] Gastric juice contains water, hydrochloric acid, intrinsic factor, pepsinogen, and salts. Adults produce around two to three litres of gastric juice per day. [5]

  7. Gastric acid - Wikipedia

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    The lowest pH of the secreted acid is 0.8, [5] but the acid is diluted in the stomach lumen to a pH of between 1 and 3. There is a small continuous basal secretion of gastric acid between meals of usually less than 10 mEq/hour. [6] There are three phases in the secretion of gastric acid which increase the secretion rate in order to digest a ...

  8. Pancreatic juice - Wikipedia

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    Pancreatic juice secretion is principally regulated by the hormones secretin and cholecystokinin, which are produced by the walls of the duodenum, and by the action of autonomic innervation. The release of these hormones into the blood is stimulated by the entry of the acidic chyme into the duodenum. Their coordinated action results in the ...

  9. Human digestive system - Wikipedia

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    The stomach is a distensible organ and can normally expand to hold about one litre of food. [22] This expansion is enabled by a series of gastric folds in the inner walls of the stomach. The stomach of a newborn baby will only be able to expand to retain about 30 ml.