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intestines
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intestines The whole of the gut or alimentary tract beyond the stomach. The
small intestine comprises duodenum, jejunum, and ileum, and the
large intestine the caecum, colon, and rectum. The functions of the intestine are summarized as completion of digestion (which started in the stomach); absorption of nutrients, minerals, and water; motility (the various types of movement which mix and move the contents); and defence against invasion by harmful organisms. To these ends, the lining secretes mucus,
enzymes, and water, and has folds and protrusions that increase its surface area. The tubular wall has layers of
smooth muscle and an intricate nerve network; ample lymphatic tissue provides defence responses; and non-pathogenic
microorganisms usefully inhabit the colon.
Stuart Judge
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alimentary system.
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New small intestine study results from Kumamoto University described.(Report)
Newspaper article from: Biotech Week; 9/23/2009; 700+ words
; ...HSP70 in the small intestine. Administration of...cytokines in the small intestines of control mice, with...HSP70 in the small intestine and suppressed indomethacin...lesions of the small intestines in wild-type mice...lesions to the small intestine by suppressing mucosal...
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FDA clears camera pill to photograph small intestine.
M2 Presswire; 8/2/2001; 700+ words
; ...it glides through the small intestine. The product represents a...visualize the inside of the small intestine to detect polyps, cancer...detecting abnormalities in the intestines is through endoscopic examination...scope down into the small intestine via the mouth. However...
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FOR SPRINGFIELD WOMAN, TRANSPLANT OFFERS NEW LIFE DAUGHTER GIVES SECTION OF INTESTINE TO MOTHER
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 5/13/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...all of them using intestines from a deceased...diseased or damaged intestine, and so the procedure...set up the new intestine program. In addition...likely to reject intestines than other organs...main job of the intestines - which, if uncoiled...can block the intestine outright or ...
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True calcium absorption in the intestine is enhanced by fructooligosaccharide feeding in rats
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nutrition; 10/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; True Calcium Absorption in the Intestine Is Enhanced by Fructooligosaccharide...stimulate apparent calcium absorption in the intestine. In this study, we examined the effect...and apparent calcium absorption in the intestine (Vad and Vna) and urinary calcium were...
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China's intestine transplant survivor gets married eight years after operation
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 1/28/2007; 610 words
; China's intestine transplant survivor gets married eight...AN, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- A small intestine transplant patient, a 27-year-old...500 cm, or 90 percent, of his small intestine, causing serious digestion and excretion...
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Characterization of glutaminase in the developing rat small intestine
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nutrition; 4/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...been studied in the small intestine. Knowledge of where this...surface epithelium of the small intestine, because this would be the...of GA in the entire small intestine and along the hornontal gut...cesarean section, and the small intestines were removed from the pylorus...
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Sheba gastrointestinal experts pull four false teeth out of patient's small intestine. Can now do procedures sans surgery
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 2/22/2007; ; 590 words
; ...false teeth out of patient's small intestine. Can now do procedures sans surgery...pulled four false teeth from the small intestine of a patient before heart surgery, after...polyps and staunch bleeding in the small intestine, Sheba gastroenterology department head...
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Megasphaera elsdenii JCM1772^sup T^ normalizes hyperlactate production in the large intestine of fructooligosaccharide-fed rats by stimulating butyrate production1
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nutrition; 10/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...is related to disorders of the large intestine such as inflammatory bowel diseases...butyrate production in the rat large intestine. Specific pathogen-free Sprague...hyperlactate accumulation in the large intestine, and lactate-utilizing butyrate producers...
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Intestine transplant results reported at international meeting.
Newspaper article from: Drug Week; 10/3/2003; 700+ words
; ...received 259 transplants involving the small intestine at the University of Pittsburgh, representing...longest surviving recipients of a liver-intestine transplant. "The improvements we have...the unique characteristics of the small intestine, we have been able to make important...
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China's intestine transplant survivor marries
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 1/29/2007; 609 words
; ...an (China), Jan 29 -- A small-intestine transplant patient in China has married...500 cm, or 90 percent, of his small intestine, causing serious digestion and excretion...province. Doctors told them that a small intestine transplant was their last hope. They...
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Small Intestine Cancer
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Small intestine cancer Definition Cancer of the small intestine is a rare disease that results when abnormal, malignant...sarcoma, and carcinoid tumors. Description The small intestine is a long tube inside the abdomen divided into three...
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Small Intestine Biopsy
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
Small Intestine Biopsy Definition A biopsy is a diagnostic procedure...microscope. When the tissue involved is part of the small intestine, the procedure is called a small-intestine (or small-bowel) biopsy. Purpose The small-bowel...
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intestine
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...and is known as the small intestine. It is not only an organ of...juice which enter the upper intestine (duodenum) from ducts leading...end (ileum) of the small intestines. The small intestine joins the large intestine...
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intestines
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
intestines The whole of the gut or alimentary...beyond the stomach. The small intestine comprises duodenum, jejunum, and ileum, and the large intestine the caecum, colon, and rectum. The functions of the intestine are summarized as completion...
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small intestine
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
small intestine The part of the gut between the stomach and the large intestine, comprising consecutively the duodenum, jejunum...longer one, than the ‘large’ intestine. It is covered by a membrane of peritoneum, and...
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