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the name of the secretion produced in the stomach that helps break down protein and activates pepsin is .

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hydrochloric acid

Parietal cells within the stomach lining secrete hydrochloric acid that lowers the pH of the stomach. A low pH (1.5 to 2) activates pepsin
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