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  2. 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.

  3. Parietal cell - Wikipedia

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    Increased cAMP level results in increased protein kinase A. Protein kinase A phosphorylates proteins involved in the transport of H + /K +-ATPase from the cytoplasm to the cell membrane. This causes resorption of K + ions and secretion of H + ions. The pH of the secreted fluid can fall by 0.8.

  4. Human digestive system - Wikipedia

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    The chyme is very acidic, with a low pH, having been released from the stomach and needs to be made much more alkaline. This is achieved in the duodenum by the addition of bile from the gall bladder combined with the bicarbonate secretions from the pancreatic duct and also from secretions of bicarbonate-rich mucus from duodenal glands known as ...

  5. Gastric acid - Wikipedia

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    The secretion is a complex and relatively energetically expensive process. Parietal cells contain an extensive secretory network (called canaliculi) from which the hydrochloric acid is secreted into the lumen of the stomach. The pH of gastric acid is 1.5 to 3.5 in the human stomach lumen, a level maintained by the proton pump H + /K + ATPase. [1]

  6. 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 ...

  7. 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]

  8. Mucus - Wikipedia

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    Mucus is made up of a fluid component of around 95% water, the mucin secretions from the goblet cells, and the submucosal glands (2–3% glycoproteins), proteoglycans (0.1–0.5%), lipids (0.3–0.5%), proteins, and DNA. [7] The major mucins secreted – MUC5AC and MUC5B - are large polymers that give the mucus its rheologic or viscoelastic ...

  9. Digestion - Wikipedia

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    It is a simple system, which consists of only three protein subunits: the ABC protein, membrane fusion protein (MFP), and outer membrane protein. [ specify ] This secretion system transports various chemical species, from ions, drugs, to proteins of various sizes (20–900 kDa).