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How is the intestinal mucosa protected from the acidic food entering from stomach ?

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The mucus and bicarbonates present in the gastric juice play an important role in lubrication and protection of the mucosal epithelium from excoriation by the highly concentrated hydrochloric acid (HCl).
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