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IN a previous communication1, we were able to confirm that urease is present in the gastric mucosa and, to some extent, in the duodenal mucosa. It was pointed out that the amount of the ferment present in the whole stomach of an animal is sufficient to release enough ammonia from urea to neutralize large amounts of hydrochloric acid.
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FITZGERALD, O., MURPHY, P. Role of Gastric Urease. Nature 162, 896–897 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/162896b0
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