1. A patient has a genetic defect causing them to have very few functional gastric D...

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1. A patient has a genetic defect causing them to have very fewfunctional gastric D cells. How will the following compare to thatof a normal patient? Will they be higher, lower or the same? Foreach one, explain your answer.

a. Level of gastric pepsin

b. Gastric pH

c. Histamine secretion from ECL cells

d. Gastric motility (movement of partially digested chyme intosmall intestine)

e. Plasma CCK levels

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