Prosecretin
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Prosecretin is a precursor to the chemical secretin
, which is present in digestion. Secretin
is stored in this unusable form, and is activated by gastric acid
in the lower intestine to neutralize the pH and ensure no damage is done to the small intestine by the aforementioned acid.
Secretin
Secretin is a hormone that controls the secretions into the duodenum, and also separately, water homeostasis throughout the body. It is produced in the S cells of the duodenum in the crypts of Lieberkühn...
, which is present in digestion. Secretin
Secretin
Secretin is a hormone that controls the secretions into the duodenum, and also separately, water homeostasis throughout the body. It is produced in the S cells of the duodenum in the crypts of Lieberkühn...
is stored in this unusable form, and is activated by gastric acid
Gastric acid
Gastric acid is a digestive fluid, formed in the stomach. It has a pH of 1 to 2 and is composed of hydrochloric acid , and large quantities of potassium chloride and sodium chloride...
in the lower intestine to neutralize the pH and ensure no damage is done to the small intestine by the aforementioned acid.