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Explain how the stomach secretes acid at a cellular level. Howcould you prevent the excessive acid production that triggersheartburn? What is protecting the walls of the stomach againstacid?

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Mechanism of Acid Secretion The hydrogen ion concentration in parietal cell secretions is roughly 3 million fold higher than in blood and chloride is secreted against both a concentration and electric gradient Partietal cell secretes acid using active transport The most important transport proteins in acid secretion is a HK ATPase or proton pump located in the cannalicular    See Answer
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