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Authors: C.E. Rubin and D.R. Saunders
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K. Key Points

  1. The functions of the stomach are to regulate food intake, temporarily store food and drink, to retard the entry of gastric contents into the small intestine, to help prepare calcium, and iron for absorption, and to help to maintain the sterility of the upper gastrointestinal tract.


  2. Parietal cells provide intrinsic factor which is essential for hematopoiesis.


  3. Infection with H.pylori is associated with gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, and with gastric adenocarcinoma.


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