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Assertion : Gastrin is required for the process of digestion in humans.
Reason : Gastrin induces $\mathrm{HCl}$ production and pepsinogen.
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Reason : Gastrin induces $\mathrm{HCl}$ production and pepsinogen.
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If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
Food or mechanical stimulation in the stomach activates cells of the antral mucosa to liberate a hormone gastrin that passes into the blood and stimulates parietal cells of stomach to secrete $\mathrm{HCl}$ and to a lesser extent so called chief cells to secrete pepsinogen.
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