proton-pump inhibitor

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(Medicine / Pharmacology) any of a group of drugs used to treat excessive secretion of acid in the stomach and any resulting ulcers. They block the enzyme (proton pump) in the cells of the gastric glands that secrete hydrochloric acid

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No references found			Proton-pump inhibitors directly block acid production in the stomach cells and provide more effective relief than less powerful medications. Heartburn Diagnosis and Treatment by Ian Dennis / Food/cooking/nutrition community While these medications, classified as proton-pump inhibitors, reduce stomach acid, they presumably also decrease the stomach's ability to absorb calcium, which is essential for maintaining healthy bones. Heartburn drugs tied to greater fracture risk by Kiefer, Dale / Life Extension Some falls could be attributed to dizziness caused by a proton-pump inhibitor (PPI). Bone to pick by Winicur, Dan / Science News			protogalaxy protogenic protogeometric Protogine protogynous protoheme protohemin Protohippus protohistory protohuman protolanguage protolithic protology protomammal protomartyr Protomerite Protometals protomorphic proton proton accelerator proton magnetic resonance proton microscope proton number proton synchrotron proton-proton chain proton-pump inhibitor protonema protonic protonotary Protoorganism Protopapas protopathic protopepsia protophilic protophloem Protophyte Protophytology Protopine protoplanet protoplanetary disk protoplasm Protoplasmatic Protoplasmic protoplasmic astrocyte protoplast Protoplasta Protoplastic Protopodite Protopope protoporphyrin Protopterus			Proton Therapy Center Proton Therapy Co-Operative Group Proton Therapy Concepts Demonstrator Proton Therapy Facility Proton Therapy Institute Proton Transfer Reaction Proton Transfer Reaction Mass Spectrometer proton vector magnetometer Proton-Activated Electron Transfer Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer Proton-Coupled Folate Transporter Proton-Detected Local Field Proton-Driven Spin Diffusion Proton-Electron Double-Resonance Imaging proton-electron-proton reaction Proton-Enhanced Nuclear Induction Spectroscopy Proton-induced x-ray emission Proton-induced x-ray emission Proton-Ion Medical Machine Study Proton-motive force Proton-motive force Proton-motive force Proton-proton chain Proton-proton chain Proton-proton chain reaction Proton-proton chain reaction Proton-Proton Cycle Proton-Proton Cycle Proton-proton reaction proton-proton scattering proton-pump inhibitor proton-recoil counter proton-rich nucleus Proton-Synchrotron Proton-translocating atpases Proton-translocating atpases Proton-translocating atpases Protonate protonated Protonated methane Protonated methane Protonated Schiff Base of Ret7 protonates protonating Protonation protonations protonema protonema protonemal protonemal protonemata protonemata protonematal protonematal Protonephridia Protonephridia Protonephridia Protonephridium Protonephridium Protonephridium protoneuron

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