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Which hormone stops acid secretion in the stomach?


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Acid secretion:

  1. It is the condition in which bicarbonate is secreted into the blood and as a result of which the blood becomes alkaline.
  2. These secreted acids facilitate the digestion of protein, the absorption of iron, calcium, vitamin, etc.
  3. They are also necessary for the absorption of some drugs.
  4. The hormone gastrin is responsible for acid secretion.
  5. Secretin hormone stops acid secretion in the stomach.
  6. The homeostasis of the water can be regulated by the hormone secretin in the body.
  7. It stimulates bicarbonate and pancreatic fluid secretion in the body.

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