Too many bacteria in the small intestine, or The wrong kind of bacteria—species that normally reside in the colon—begin colonizing the small bowel, disrupting the bacterial flora [1], [2], [5].

PURPOSE: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the biocompatibility of small intestine submucosa (SIS) in the reconstruction of the ureter in swine. MATERIALS AND METHODS: An experimental study ...

The lining of the small intestine is covered in tiny microvilli. These are microscopic, finger-like protrusions which give the lining of the small intestine a massive surface area for absorption ...

The researchers now discovered that these intestinal changes, which appear to be completely reversible when nursing is stopped, are important for proper feeding and nourishment of the babies.

RANK drives structured intestinal epithelial expansion during pregnancy. Nature, 2024; DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-08284-1 ...

The researchers now discovered that these intestinal changes, which appear to be completely reversible when nursing is stopped, are important for proper feeding and nourishment of the babies.

The unsexiest thing in science Surface area to volume ratio might sound pathologically boring, but it's behind everything from exploding flour and skyscrapers to rock 'n' roll mice. By Bernie Hobbs ...

The epithelial surface area of the small intestine was evaluated by quantitation of epithelial surface length of each suitable biopsy with the use of Rubin's modification 13 of Chalkley's random ...

A multinational team led by Josef Penninger (MedUni Vienna, IMBA - Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Vienna, University of British Columbia, Canada, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, ...

A barium small-bowel follow through involves filling the small intestine with barium liquid while X-ray images are being taken. Barium small-bowel follow throughs are used to diagnose disorders of the ...

Fructose was less well absorbed than glucose or galactose, during infusion of the sugars at multiple sites in the small intestine: an average of 14.0 ± 1.2 mM per liter of sugar appeared in the ...