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Dissolution of tissue by its own secretions.

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2 ways which autodigestion is prevented in the stomach?
How does the stomach protect itself from being digested by its own acids and are there two processes involved to stop the autodigestion taking place?

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Saunders Veterinary Dictionary Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary 3rd Edition. Copyright © 2007 by D.C. Blood, V.P. Studdert and C.C. Gay, Elsevier. All rights reserved. Read more

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