id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-026012-r0w0jbpg TENNANT, BUD C. Gastrointestinal Function 2014-06-27 .txt text/plain 19858 1049 50 In the dog, gastric juice is produced in the resting state at a rate of approximately 5 ml/hour (Gray and Bûcher, 1941) , and the composition is similar to that of the basal component, containing practi cally no peptic activity or hydrochloric acid. When the flow of gastric juice is stimulated maximally, the dog may produce 80 ml or more per hour (Gray and Bûcher, 1941) , and this secretion contains large amounts of peptic activity and hydrochloric acid. The endopeptidases and exopep(Table II) , producing free amino acids, which are absorbed directly, or small peptides, which are further hydrolyzed by the aminopeptidases of the intestinal mucosa (see Section III,C). Despite the long interest in and controversy regarding the subject of this section, the relative amounts of the various types of protein digestion products, i.e., peptides and amino acids, which are actually absorbed by intestinal mucosal cells during normal digestion are still not known. ./cache/cord-026012-r0w0jbpg.txt ./txt/cord-026012-r0w0jbpg.txt