Q. Gastric juice is secretion controlled by _.

A
Cholecystokinin
B
Gastrin
C
Enterogastrone
D
None of the above
Solution:
  • Gastric acid secretion is under nervous and hormonal control.
  • Gastrin, the major circulating stimulus of acid secretion, acts to mobilize histamine from the ECL cells in the oxyntic mucosa.
  • Histamine stimulates the parietal cells to secrete HCl.
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