gastric secretion
1gastric gland — ▪ anatomy any of the branched tubules in the inner lining of the stomach that secrete gastric juice and protective mucus. There are three types of gastric glands, distinguished from one another by location and type of secretion. The… …
2gastric inhibitory polypeptide — (GIP), glucose dependent insulinotropic polypeptide a polypeptide hormone (molecular weight 5165; 43 amino acids) synthesized by K cells in the midzone of the duodenal and jejunal mucosa and released in response to oral glucose, fat, or amino… …
3gastric function test — see specific tests, such as augmented histamine t. and pentagastrin t. Abnormal results on the Schilling test may indicate defective gastric secretion of intrinsic factor …
4Gastric acid — is a digestive fluid, formed in the stomach. It has a pH of 1 to 2 and is composed of hydrochloric acid (HCl) (around 0.5%, or 5000 parts per million), and large quantities of potassium chloride (KCl) and sodium chloride (NaCl). The acid plays a… …
5Secretion — is the process of segregating, elaborating and releasing chemicals from a cell, or a secreted chemical substance or amount of substance. In contrast to excretion, the substance may have a certain function, rather than being a waste product.In… …
6gastric juice — n a thin watery acid digestive fluid secreted by the glands in the mucous membrane of the stomach and containing 0.2 to 0.4 percent free hydrochloric acid and several enzymes (as pepsin) * * * the liquid secreted by the gastric glands of the… …
7Secretion — Se*cre tion, n. [L. secretio: cf. F. s[ e]cr[ e]tion.] 1. The act of secreting or concealing; as, the secretion of dutiable goods. [1913 Webster] 2. (Physiol.) The act of secreting; the process by which material is separated from the blood… …
8Gastric inhibitory polypeptide — Protein Name=Gastric inhibitory polypeptide caption= Symbol=GIP AltSymbols= HGNCid=4270 Chromosome=17 Arm=q Band=21 LocusSupplementaryData=.3 q22 ECnumber= OMIM=137240 EntrezGene=2695 RefSeq=NM 004123 UniProt=P09681 PDB=Gastric inhibitory… …
9Gastric mucosa — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = tunica mucosa gastris GraySubject = 247 GrayPage = 1166 Caption = Stomach Caption2 = Section of mucous membrane of human stomach, near the cardiac orifice. X 45. c. Cardiac glands. d. Their ducts. cr. Gland …
10secretion — [[t]sɪkri͟ːʃ(ə)n[/t]] secretions 1) N UNCOUNT Secretion is the process by which certain liquid substances are produced by parts of plants or from the bodies of people or animals. ...the secretion of adrenaline. ...insulin secretion. 2) N PLURAL… …
