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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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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Digestive strategy of the asian colobine genusTrachypithecus
The Asian colobines,Trachypithecus obscurus andT. cirstantus, eat plant-based diets containing 55–80% leaves. The structural… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Fetal endoderm primarily holds the temporal and positional information required for mammalian intestinal development
In rodents, the intestinal tract progressively acquires a functional regionalization during postnatal development. Using lactase… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Lactobacillus succession in the piglet digestive tract demonstrated by plasmid profiling
Plasmid profiling was used to distinguish strains of lactobacilli inhabiting the digestive tract of piglets and the feces of sows… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Receptor binding sites for substance P and substance K in the canine gastrointestinal tract and their possible role in inflammatory bowel disease
Review
1985
Review
1985
Ontogeny of enzymes in the small intestine.
In this review, the rat is used as a model system for a discussion of the postnatal development of intestinal enzymes. Emphasis… 
Review
1985
Review
1985
Expression of digestive and absorptive function in differentiating enterocytes.
The intestinal epithelium is a labile tissue capable of changing its properties rapidly in response to alterations in its… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Effect of diabetes mellitus on the regulation of enzyme secretion by isolated rat pancreatic acini.
The nature and mechanism of the pancreatic exocrine dysfunction in diabetes mellitus were evaluated in vitro using isolated… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Antibody mechanisms implicated in digestive disturbances following ingestion of soya protein in calves and piglets.
Serum antibody responses to ingested aqueous alcohol-extracted soya proteins were studied in thirty-six pre-ruminant calves… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
The secretion of pancreatic juice in response to stimulation of the vagus nerves in the pig
1. The secretory response to stimulation of the vagus nerves has been examined in the pig and compared with that in the dog under… 
Review
1969
Review
1969
The effects of hormones on the absorptive, metabolic and digestive functions of the small intestine.
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