11.   The development of gap junctions in the human gastric mucosa has been examined to see if there is any relation to gastric ulcer.

12.   The normal gastric mucosa can prevent bypass diffusion of potentially noxious substances from the gastric lumen.

13.   Meye et al reported that tight junctions in the canine gastric mucosa were significantly damaged by exposure to aspirin.

14.   The basic histopathological phenomenon in pernicious anaemia is severe chronic atrophic gastritis in the proximal acid producing gastric mucosa.

15.   Rapid repair of the ethanol injured gastric mucosa took place in rats anaesthetised with phenobarbital, but not in those anaesthetised with urethane.

16.   Firstly, ablation of these neurones increases the susceptibility of the rat gastric mucosa to injurious factors such as hydrochloric acid, acetylsalicylic acid, and ethanol.