Proton Pump Function in Gastric Acid Secretion

The proton pump plays a critical role for gastric acid {secretion|. The pump is an integral membrane protein situated within the apical surface of parietal cells in the stomach lining. It catalyzes the active transport of protons (H+) from the cytoplasm of parietal cells into the gastric lumen, resulting to the lowering of the stomach contents. T

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