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Gastric juice

The liquid secretion of the stomach mucosa consisting of hydrochloric acid (gastric acid), pepsinogen, intrinsic factor, gastrin, mucus, and the bicarbonate ion (bicarbonates). Digestive secretions of the stomach glands consisting chiefly of hydrochloric acid and mucin and the enzymes pepsin and rennin and lipase.Gastric juice is used in the stomach to breakdown foodstuff and eliminate any unwanted pathogens that have entered via the mouth and nose. The juices contain powerful d.