Hydrochloric acid (HCl) is main component of gastric acid, which is produced in the stomach to aid digestion. Its key roles ...

Parietal cells (also called oxyntic cells) are the stomach epithelium cells which secrete gastric acid. Parietal cells produce gastric acid (hydrochloric acid) in response to histamine (via H2 ...

‌Your stomach has hydrochloric acid in it to help you digest your food. Hypochlorhydria is a condition marked by low levels of stomach acid. Your body may not be able to make enough hydrochloric acid ...

When it comes to cooling the burning pain of gastritis or an inflamed stomach lining, reducing the amount of acid in the stomach may seem like a good idea. But two new studies with laboratory mice, ...

CINCINNATI-University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers have discovered a gene that helps control the secretion of acid in the stomach-information that could one day aid scientists in creating more ...