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*'''Volatile Fatty Acids (VFAs)''' (acetic, propionic, butyric and valeric acids) are lipid soluble. They readily diffuse into the squamous mucosal cells of the ''stratum spinosum'' causing similar damage to HCl.
*'''Volatile Fatty Acids (VFAs)''' (acetic, propionic, butyric and valeric acids) are lipid soluble. They readily diffuse into the squamous mucosal cells of the ''stratum spinosum'' causing similar damage to HCl.
*'''Lactic acid''' may increase the permeability of the squamous mucosa in the presence of VFAs and/or HCl (Andrews et al. 2008).
*'''Lactic acid''' may increase the permeability of the squamous mucosa in the presence of VFAs and/or HCl (Andrews et al. 2008).
====Intrinsic ulcerogenic factors====
*'''Gastrointestinal disorders:''' especially those resulting in delayed gastric emptying.(1 in Sanchez)
*'''Exercise:'''blood flow diverted to muscle, compromises mucosal blood flow, also see below
*'''Stress:''' if severe, can cause gastric ulcers in the glandular mucosa of foals(?)
*'''Diet and feeding regime:'''Berschenider, grain vs hay alone and gastric pH, feed deprivation, feed-fast protocol,
*'''Helciobacter:'''
*'''NSAIDs:'''
==Risk Factors==
==Risk Factors==