The primary effect of secretin is to cause __________.

a. an increase in secretion of bile and buffers by the liver and the pancreas
b. a decrease in duodenal submucosal secretions
c. an increase in release of bile from the gallbladder into the duodenum
d. an increase in gastric motility and secretory rates


Ans: a. an increase in secretion of bile and buffers by the liver and the pancreas

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