cytoprotection
Sign in to saveCytoprotection refers to the process by which certain pharmacological agents protect cells, particularly the gastric and intestinal mucosal cells, from injury caused by harmful substances, without inhibiting or neutralizing gastric acid.
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Cytoprotection refers to the process by which certain pharmacological agents protect cells, particularly the gastric and intestinal mucosal cells, from injury caused by harmful substances, without inhibiting or neutralizing gastric acid.
== Gastric ==
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