Brunner`s glands (or duodenal glands) are compound tubular submucosal glands found in that portion of the duodenum which is above the hepatopancreatic sphincter (Sphincter of Oddi). The main function of these glands is to produce a mucus-rich alkaline secretion (containing bicarbonate) in order to: They also secrete urogastrone, which inhibits pa....
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Tubuloalveolar glands in the submucous layer of the duodenum which opens into the crypts of lieberkuhn. They secrete urogastrone (see epidermal growth factor-urogastrone). They are also called glandulae duodenales or duodenal glands. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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