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Gastric Juice MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Gastric Juice
Tree Number(s)
A12.200.307
Unique ID
D005750
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005750
Annotation
gastric secretion: consider GASTRIC MUCOSA; GASTRIC ACID is also available; absence of gastric HCL = ACHLOROHYDRIA; hyperacidity: index GASTRIC ACID /‌metab
Scope Note
The liquid secretion of the stomach mucosa consisting of hydrochloric acid (GASTRIC ACID); PEPSINOGENS; INTRINSIC FACTOR; GASTRIN; MUCUS; and the bicarbonate ion (BICARBONATES). (From Best & Taylor's Physiological Basis of Medical Practice, 12th ed, p651)
See Also
Achlorhydria
Pepsin A
Pepsinogens
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2019/03/07
Gastric Juice Preferred
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