GASTRIC JUICE

thin, strongly acidic (pH varying from 1 to 3), almost colorless liquid secreted by the glands in the lining of the stomach. Its essential constituents are the digestive enzymes pepsin and rennin (see rennet), hydrochloric acid, and mucus. Pepsin converts proteins into simpler, more easily absorbed substances; it is aided in this by hydrochloric acid, which provides the acid environment in which pepsin is most effective. Rennin aids the digestion of milk proteins. Mucus secreted by the gastric glands helps protect the stomach lining from the action of gastric juice. Gastric secretion is stimulated by a number of hormones and chemical substances, by the presence of food in the stomach, and by a number of psychological factors, such as the smell of a favorite food. A decrease or total absence of gastric juice secretion may be a congenital abnormality or a concomitant of advanced age. Certain cells of the stomach lining secrete a substance known as intrinsic factor, which is necessary for the absorption of vitamin B12; absence of this substance results in pernicious anemia, or B12 deficiency (see vitamin).

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books on: Gastric Juice  - 246 results

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Gastric Bypass Surgery: Everything You Need to Know to Make an Informed Decision
Book by Mary P. Mcgowan, Jo Mcgowan Chopra; McGraw-Hill, 2004
Subjects: Gastric Bypass--Popular Works
...development of lactose intolerance. This often occurs following gastric bypass surgery and means that cream-based soups and cereal...some people find tomato products and orange or grapefruit juice a little too acidic. During the full liquid stage you will...
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Encyclopedia of Life Sciences - Vol. 4
Book by Anne O'Daly; Marshall Cavendish, 2004
Subjects: Biology--Encyclopedias, Life Sciences--Encyclopedias
...j acidic hydrochloric acid in gastric juice make for a potentially harmful...vomiting comes from the acidity of gastric juices acting on unprotected membranes...the stomach mixes the food and gastric juices together, forming an acidic...
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German-English Science Dictionary: For Students in the Agricultural, Biological and Physical Sciences
Book by Louis De Vries; McGraw-Hill, 1939
Subjects: German Language--Dictionaries--English, Science--Dictionaries
...furrow; -rohr , n . esophagus; -saft , m . gastric juice; -schlauch , m . gastric tube, polypite; -schleimhaut , f . mucous membrane of stomach, gastric mucosa; -schlund , m . esophagus; -schnitt...
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Ivan Pavlov: Exploring the Animal Machine
Book by Daniel Todes; Oxford University Press, 2000
Subjects: Pavlov, Ivan Petrovich--1849-1936, Physiologists--Russia (Federation)--Biography--Juvenile Literature
...a messy mixture of gastric juice and food would come out...carefully. If a dog had a gastric fistula and an esophagotomy...collected the gastric juice that flowed after every...to catch the drops of gastric juice as they came out...
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Foundations of Conditioning and Learning
Book by Gregory A. Kimble; Appleton Century Crofts, 1967
Subjects: Conditioned Response, Learning, Psychology Of
...about one-tenth the amount of gastric juice secreted by the rest of the stomach...general, the impressive fact about gastric secretion was the subtle, delicate...organism: 1 the total amount of gastric juice secreted was found to be proportional...
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journal articles on: Gastric Juice  - 31 results

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Fatal Haemopericardium and Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage Due to Possible Interaction of Cranberry Juice with Warfarin
Journal article by A. P. Griffiths, A. Beddall, S. Pegler; Perspectives in Public Health, Vol. 128, 2008
Subjects: Berries, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Drugs, Fruit juices, Heart attacks, Herbal medicine, Hospitals, Infections, Patients, Regulatory agencies, Vitamin C
...Interaction of Cranberry Juice with Warfarin by A...medicinal, such as fruit juices. For example, grapefruit juice/pulp can cause inhibition...pericardial sac and gut, gastric ulceration being a possible...interactions between cranberry juice and warfarin since 1999...only fatality. Fruit juices are highly complex mixtures...
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Flavor-evaluative Conditioning Is Unaffected by Contingency Knowledge during Training with Color-flavor Compounds
Journal article by Anthony Dickinson, Kyla J. Brown; Learning & Behavior, Vol. 35, 2007
Subjects: Beverages, Color, Flavors, Food Coloring Agents, Fruit juices, Measuring instruments
...predicted the delivery of a palatable fruit juice reinforcer, whereas another stimulus was...during compound training ensured that the juice was predicted, with the consequence that...compound. By contrast, the occurrence of the juice during compound training with the nonreinforced...
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Allium Vegetables and Organosulfur Compounds: Do They Help Prevent Cancer
Journal article by Franca Bianchini, Harri Vainio; Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 109, 2001
...Allium vegetables in gastric cancer, and the adjustment...typhimurium (79). Onion juice protected S. typhimurium...that onion and garlic juices inhibit the nitrosation...and nitrate in gastric juice. Acta Nutr Sin 4...and low risk areas for gastric cancer in Jiangsu Province...case-control study of gastric cancer and diet in Italy...
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Hepatic and Other Medical Disorders of Alcoholism: From Pathogenesis to Treatment
Journal article by Charles S. Lieber; Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Vol. 59, 1998
Subjects: Alcoholism--Complications
...hormones and heredity and role of gastric ADH For a given dose of alcohol...on acidity, ammonia and urea in gastric juice in normal and uremic subjects...LEFTVRE, A. Ammonia as source of gastric hypoacidity in patients with uremia...
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A Student of History: Perspectives on the Contributions of Estelle Brodman
Journal article by Lucretia W. McClure; Journal of the Medical Library Association, Vol. 96, 2008
Subjects: Awards & honors, Books, Estelle Brodman, History of medicine, Library science, Medical schools, Medicine, Oral history, Publications, Students
...during digestion and the effects of gastric secretion. His book, Experiments and Observations on the Gastric Juice and the Physiology of Digestion...revolutionized the knowledge of gastric digestion 17. A year-long Beaumont...
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Getting the Gastric Juices Going
Magazine article by Victoria Moore; New Statesman, Vol. 129, March 13, 2000
Subjects: Alcoholic beverages--Flavor and odor, Drinking behavior--Italy
Getting the gastric juices going by VICTORIA MOORE VICTORIA MOORE laments the passing of the...it was the Italians who took to the idea of aperitifs to get the gastric juices going with all the vim of the newly converted, setting whole monasteries...
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When Digestive Juices Corrode, You've Got an Ulcer
Magazine article by Louise Fenner; FDA Consumer, Vol. 18, July 1984
Subjects: Ulcers--Causes of
When Digestive Juices Corrode, Youve Got an Ulcer. by...four to eight times more common than gastric ulcers. Gastric ulcer occurs in the stomach, most...risk of developing a duodenal or gastric ulcer is three times greater in people...
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Continuing Education: Quelling Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Magazine article by John D. Williamson, Christy N. Wyandt; Drug Topics, Vol. 146, December 16, 2002
Subjects: Digestive system, Disease management, Drug therapy, Health care delivery, United States
...result of the chronic reflux of gastric juice into the esophagus in which an...and the H+ concentration of the gastric juices are reduced. Cimetidine, ranitidine...and famotidine have no effect on gastric emptying, and cimetidine and...
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Quelling Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Magazine article by John S. Williamson, Christy M. Wyandt; Drug Topics, Vol. 146, December 16, 2002
...result of the chronic reflux of gastric juice into the esophagus in which an...and the H+ concentration of the gastric juices are reduced. Cimetidine, ranitidine...and famotidine have no effect on gastric emptying, and cimetidine and...
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Surprise Cause of Gastritis Revolutionizes Ulcer Treatment
Magazine article by Ricki Lewis; FDA Consumer, Vol. 28, December 1994
Subjects: Antibiotics--Health aspects, Gastritis--Causes of, Helicobacter infections--Drug therapy, Helicobacter pylori--Health aspects, Ulcers--Causes of
...sore in the lining of the stomach (gastric ulcer) or in the upper part of...cells pump out the ingredients of gastric juice: mucous-secreting cells, chief...bile, are in the 7 to 8 pH range. Gastric juice, in contrast, has a pH of...
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newspaper articles on: Gastric Juice  - 75 results

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24st at 16 Now I'm 12st; EXCLUSIVE First Brit Teen to Have Gastric Band
Newspaper article; Sunday Mirror (London, England), January 25, 2009
...British teenager to have a gastric band fitted. Two years ago...controversial because in Britain gastric band surgery is strictly limited...family believed that having a gastric band fitted - the operation...portion or half a tuna sandwich, juice or water Tea Small portion...
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GASTRIC BANNED; EXCLUSIVE 32-Stone Sandy Is Refused Op - Because He Has Wrong Postcode 'This Is My Last Hope for a Normal, Healthy Life. It's beyond Unfair'
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), November 10, 2008
GASTRIC BANNED; EXCLUSIVE 32-Stone...32 stone has been refused a gastric band operation because he...started to get big." The gastric band procedure, which helped...fizzy limeade or diluting juice DINNER Two microwave Italian...
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Nature's Gastric Bands; from Cinnamon to Seaweed, the Foods That Naturally Curb Your Appetite and Help You Shed Pounds
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), May 5, 2011
Natures Gastric Bands; from Cinnamon to Seaweed, the Foods That Naturally Curb Your Appetite...per cent more fat during exercise. Tip: Try to incorporate the zest and juice of a lemon in your diet daily, squeeze over salads, into sauces or simply...
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Nature's Gastric Bands; from Cinnamon to Seaweed, the Foods That Naturally Curb Your Appetite and Help You Shed Pounds
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), May 5, 2011
Natures Gastric Bands; from Cinnamon to Seaweed, the Foods That Naturally Curb Your Appetite...exercise than those with low levels. Tip: Try to incorporate the zest and juice of a lemon in your diet daily, squeeze over salads, into sauces or simply...
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Nature's Gastric Bands; from Cinammon to Seaweed, the Foods That Naturally Curb Your Appetite and Help You Shed Pounds
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), May 5, 2011
Natures Gastric Bands; from Cinammon to Seaweed, the Foods That Naturally Curb Your Appetite...exercise than those with low levels. Tip: Try to incorporate the zest and juice of a lemon in your diet daily, squeeze over salads, into sauces or simply...
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encyclopedia articles on: Gastric Juice  - 9 results

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Gastric Juice
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
GASTRIC JUICE thin, strongly acidic ( p H varying from...milk proteins. Mucus secreted by the gastric glands helps protect the stomach lining from the action of gastric juice. Gastric secretion is stimulated...
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Pancreatic Juice
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PANCREATIC JUICE pan kreat ik, pang , secretions...the small intestine. The juice contains a number of important...and amylase . Pancreatic juice is alkaline in nature because...helps to neutralize the acidic gastric juice from the stomach. Secretion...
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Stomach
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...lining, a mucous layer called the gastric mucosa. The surface of the mucosa is honeycombed with over 35,000 gastric glands and is folded into numerous...and the digestive action of the gastric juice convert food in the stomach into...
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Secretion
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...others are eliminated as waste products (excretions). Digestive secretions include saliva, gastric juice, intestinal juice, pancreatic juice, and bile. Certain secretions serve as lubricants, e.g., the synovial fluid in joints or...
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Beaumont, William
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...He was privately educated and was licensed (1812) to practice in Vermont. His Experiments and Observations on the Gastric Juice and the Physiology of Digestion (1833; fac. ed. 1929, with biographical essay by Sir William Osler; repr. 1941...
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