micelles
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micelles Emulsified droplets of partially hydrolysed lipids, small enough to be absorbed across the intestinal mucosa.
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Too much of a good thing?(REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY)
Magazine article from: Environmental Health Perspectives; 10/1/2006; ; 504 words
; ...iron can also trigger formation of free radicals in the intestinal mucosa and other tissues, and that both iron deficiency and iron...of damage has been implicated in cancer induction. The intestinal mucosa is renewed every 5 to 6 days and will absorb as much iron...
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Proteomics utilizes a family of techniques.
Newspaper article from: Emerging Food R&D Report; 5/1/2002; 127 words
; ...determine their structure using mass spectrometry. Scientists are developing methods for the extraction of proteins from the intestinal mucosa and for their separation using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. Consistent patterns of protein expression are found...
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Evidence of an Inflammatory Pathologic Condition in "Normal" Appendices Following Emergency Appendectomy.
Magazine article from: Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine; 6/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...environment.[19,20] It is now well established that the intestinal mucosa plays an essential role in the first line of defense against...26-32] A key proinflammatory mediator produced in the intestinal mucosa is the free radical nitric oxide (NO), synthesized by inducible...
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Celiac disease test.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Medical Laboratory Observer; 7/1/2000; 82 words
; ...by an inherited autoimmune response to gliadin (a protein found in the gluten of some grains) and attacks villi on the intestinal mucosa. Symptoms of Celiac disease differ by diet but include bloating, chronic diarrhea, fatigue, anemia, and poor nutrient absorption...
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Celiac disease test.(Biomerica Inc.)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
Magazine article from: Medical Laboratory Observer; 6/1/2000; 82 words
; ...by an inherited autoimmune response to gliadin (a protein found in the gluten of some grains) and attacks villi on the intestinal mucosa. Symptoms of Celiac disease differ by diet but include bloating, chronic diarrhea, fatigue, anemia, and poor nutrient absorption...
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Effects of aeromonas caviae co-cultured in mouse small intestine.(REPORTS)
Magazine article from: Interciencia; 6/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...interaction between two strains of Aeromonas caviae with mouse intestinal mucosa are described. One of the strains was isolated from an...asymptomatic patient showed variable alterations in the intestinal mucosa, according to the different periods of incubation, whereas...
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Hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyls as inhibitors of the sulfation and glucuronidation of 3-hydroxy-benzo[a]pyrene. (Articles).
Magazine article from: Environmental Health Perspectives; 4/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...incubated cytosolic and microsomal samples prepared from intestinal mucosa with 3-hydroxy-benzo[a]pyrene and appropriate cosubstrates...carcinogenic metabolites. In previous work we demonstrated that intestinal mucosa of catfish has inducible CYP1A activity and that phenolic...
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Principles of dosing in young children.(Clinical pharmacology)(Report)
Magazine article from: CME: Your SA Journal of CPD; 4/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...gastric emptying, intestinal transit time, maturity of the intestinal mucosa, biliary function, intestinal and hepatic first-pass metabolism...release formulations, e.g. theophylline. Immaturity of the intestinal mucosa in neonates leads to increased permeability to certain...
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The Achievement and Prospect of Biochemical Substances for Drugs in China.(Statistical Data Included)
Magazine article from: China Chemical Reporter; 6/16/2001; 700+ words
; ...resource-dependent product. Its major raw material is porcine intestinal mucosa and bovine lung. There are many pigs in China...anticoagulant activity of heparin prepared from porcine intestinal mucosa is higher than that from bovine lung. The former...
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Purgative bowel cleansing combined with simethicone.(EVIDENCE FOR PRACTICE)
Magazine article from: AORN Journal; 4/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...influence the diagnosis by impairing visualization of the intestinal mucosa. Second, limited battery life span can prevent completion...and pain before, during, and after the examination. The intestinal mucosa was defined as clean if, at any time, less than 25% of...
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micelle
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology
...colloid . For example, phospholipids in aqueous solution form micelles – small clusters of molecules in which the nonpolar...the outside. The products of fat digestion are dispersed into micelles by the action of bile salts, which facilitates their absorption...
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nanostructure
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
nan·o·struc·ture / ˈnanəˌstrək ch ər; ˈnā- / • n. a nanoscale object: tightly bound micelle nanostructures.
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Membrane Structure
Book article from: Biology
...individual lipids. These aggregates, or micelles, can assume several forms, but they all...water. At low lipid concentrations the micelles are spherical; at higher concentrations, the micelles aggregate to form an extended, two-dimensional...
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Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL)
Book article from: Chemistry: Foundations and Applications
...associate with the aqueous environment, rendering the complex soluble in blood plasma. This type of structure resembles that of micelles. Lipoprotein complexes usually have a lipid core surrounded by one or more apolipoprotein molecules. These complexes can be...
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Absorption
Book article from: Animal Sciences
...molecule is required. Lipids interact with bile salts from the liver, combining with them to form structures known as micelles. Micelles are able to diffuse freely through cell membranes and so can pass directly across the gut lining. Water is another...
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