Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology 156

by Susan G. Amara

Book Overview

Gastric acid plays a primary role in digestion as well as in the sterilization of food and water. Gastric juice contains the most concentrated physiological acid solution (pH 1) as a result + - of H and Cl ion secretion hydrochloric acid (HCl) production] by parietal cells in the oxyntic mucosa of the stomach. The combined output of the parietal cells leads to the sec- tion of 1-2 l of HCl at a concentration of 150-160 mmol/l into the interior of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642068243
• ISBN13: 9783642068249
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 90 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"