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mucus-bicarbonate barrier: a standalone construct

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mucus-bicarbonatebarrier1 CONSTRUCTMucus-bicarbonateALLEN · GASTROINTESTINAL

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Gastrointestinal physiology

protective layer in which bicarbonate secreted into adherent mucus keeps a near-neutral zone at the epithelium despite luminal acid and pepsin.

In gastrointestinal physiology, mucus-bicarbonate barrier refers to protective layer in which bicarbonate secreted into adherent mucus keeps a near-neutral zone at the epithelium despite luminal acid and pepsin. This meaning comes from Allen (2005) in American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology.[1]

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References

  1. Allen, A., & Flemström, G. (2005). Gastroduodenal mucus bicarbonate barrier: protection against acid and pepsin. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology, 288(1), C1-C19. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpcell.00102.2004

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