Stomach acid, primarily hydrochloric acid, plays a vital role in digestion by breaking down food and enabling nutrient absorption. It acts as a crucial defense against harmful microorganisms, ...
Scientists have used pluripotent stem cells to generate human stomach tissues in a Petri dish that produce acid and digestive enzymes. They grew tissues from the stomach's corpus/fundus region. The ...
Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Key Takeaways Stomach transplants usually happen with other digestive organs and ...