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Gastric parietal cells secrete chloride ions and protons to form hydrochloric acid. Besides endogenous stimulants, e.g., acetylcholine, bitter-tasting food constituents, e.g., caffeine, induce proton secretion via interaction with bitter taste receptors (TAS2Rs), leading to increased cytosolic Ca
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