Plenary: "An Overview of Digestion"
Objective: - To develop an understanding of:
- the function of the main regions of the gastrointestinal tract and associated secretory organs
- the cellular origin, composition and function of gastric juice
- the cellular mechanisms and regulation of gastric acid secretion
- how we can control excess acid secretion
- the role of the Helicobacter pylori in inflammation, ulceration and cancer of the stomach.
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