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Coordinated protection of the oesophago-gastro-duodenal region. The graph shows that acid-sensitive afferent neurons protect the foregut from gastric acid by reflex regulation of motor activity in the lower oesophageal sphincter (LOS), stomach and pyloric sphincter and by governing local tissue reactions supporting the defence of the mucosa.
