Journal article
Helicobacter pylori and Gastric Acid Secretion: The Ulcer Link?
Abstract
Helicobacter pylori is a recognized cause of chronic active gastritis and is frequently associated with peptic ulcer disease, but its effect on acid secretion is unclear. Transient hypochlorhydria occurs with acute infections. Despite the theoretical possibility of an increase in parietal cell mass or a response to stimulation occurring secondary to the associated hypergastrinaemia observed with H. pylori, no consistent increase in basal, …
Authors
Rademaker JW; Hunt RH
Journal
Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, Vol. 26, No. sup187, pp. 71–77
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
January 1991
DOI
10.3109/00365529109098227
ISSN
0036-5521