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Digestion

Known as: digestions, Digestive, digestive system functions 
The whole of the physical, chemical, and biochemical processes carried out by multicellular organisms to break down ingested nutrients into… 
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Digestive System ProcessesIntestinal Absorption

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Gastrointestinal systemgastrointestinal function

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1999
1999
Gut throughput dynamics in the appendicularian Oikopleura dioica
Oikopleura dioica is an excellent model for studying food flow through the digestive system because of its transparency, non… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Faecally derived hydrolytic enzymes from Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus: physicochemical characterisation of potential allergens.
The previous findings that the group I and III mite allergens, and amylase present in mite faeces are hydrolytic enzymes has… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Galanin receptors in a hamster pancreatic beta-cell tumor: identification and molecular characterization.
High affinity binding sites for galanin are identified and characterized in membranes from a hamster pancreatic beta-cell tumor… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Microwave digestion techniques in the sequential extraction of calcium, iron, chromium, manganese, lead, and zinc in sediments.
The sequential extraction scheme of Tessier partitions metals in sediments into exchangeable, carbonate bound iron-manganese… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Influence of feed intake level on site of digestion in steers fed a high concentrate diet.
A high concentrate diet was fed at 1.2, 1.5, 1.8 and 2.1% of body weight to four Angus steers (258 kg) equipped with cannulas in… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Effect of weaning age and feeding method on digestive enzyme development in swine from birth to ten weeks.
Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the effect of weaning age and feeding method on amylase and protease activity and pig… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
The effect of different diets including those containing soya-bean products, on digesta movement and water and nitrogen absorption in the small intestine of the pre-ruminant calf
1. Preruminant calves, fistulated in the abomasum and distal ileum, were given by infusion into the abomasum, at intervals of 2–3… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Neutrophil leukocyte collagenase, elastase and serum protease inhibitors in human gingival crevicles.
Extra-cellular neutrophil collagenase and elastase were demonstrated by immunochemical methods in crevicular material from… 
Highly Cited
1962
Highly Cited
1962
Se75-Selenomethionine for Visualization of the Pancreas by Isotope Scanning1
excerpt With recent advances in instrumentation (1) and the development of new localizing materials, isotope scanning has been… 
Highly Cited
1956
Highly Cited
1956
Effects of feeding a diet containing lactose upon beta-D-galactosidase activity and organ development in the rat digestive tract.
Feeding a 25% lactose diet had no enhancing effect upon rat stomach or pancreas development or upon s-d-galactosidase activity in… 
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