The workings of the small intestine have long been a mystery, but now we are discovering the hidden roles this organ plays in ...

The small intestine is a tubular structure within the abdominal cavity that carries the food in continuation with the ... Absorption takes place via primary cell type of the epithelial layer.

Weight-loss surgery seems to lower the risk of colorectal cancer by changing where bile acids enter the small intestine, ...

The stomach has three layers: the oblique layer, the middle circular layer, ... Food moves to the small intestine from the stomach, which absorbs water and some nutrients.

The intestine is protected by mucus, which in the small intestine forms a single, easily removable mucus layer and in the colon forms a double layer, with the inner mucus layer firmly attached to ...

Functioning small intestine created in laboratory experiments Date: July 6, 2011 Source: Children's Hospital Los Angeles Summary: Researchers have successfully created a tissue-engineered small ...

Biopharmaceuticals, medium- and high-molecular weight biologically active macromolecules, are not easily absorbed by the small intestine, the main organ responsible for gastrointestinal absorption ...

Non-thermal irreversible electroporation (NTIRE) has recently been conceived as a new minimally invasive ablation method, using microsecond electric fields to produce nanoscale defects in the cell ...

When it comes to processing fructose, the liver is a pinch hitter for the small intestine. To use fructose for energy, the body needs to convert it into another type of simple sugar called glucose ...