- vitamins, and bile salts.
Enterocytes also have an
endocrine role,
secreting hormones such as leptin. The
major functions of
enterocytes include: Ion uptake...
- reptiles, and birds. Its
lining is
specialized for the
absorption by
enterocytes of
small nutrient molecules which have been
previously digested by enzymes...
-
levels are
balanced by the
controlled absorption of
dietary iron by
enterocytes, the
cells that line the
interior of the intestines, and the uncontrolled...
-
villi are
covered by epithelium,
which contains multiple types of cells:
enterocytes (absorbing
water and electrolytes),
goblet cells (secreting mucus), enteroendocrine...
- The
jejunum is
specialized for the
absorption through its
lining by
enterocytes:
small nutrient particles which have been
previously digested by enzymes...
- 6 mm in
length (in humans), and has many
microvilli projecting from the
enterocytes of its
epithelium which collectively form the
striated or
brush border...
- and peptides.
Absorptive cells in the
small intestine are
known as
enterocytes, and in the
colon they are
known as colonocytes. The
other cell types...
- are
cells in the
small intestine epithelium,
alongside goblet cells,
enterocytes, and
enteroendocrine cells. Some can also be
found in the ce**** and appendix...
-
various cells of the
gastric glands,
taste cells,
pancreatic duct cells,
enterocytes and
microfold cells. Some
parts of the
digestive system are also part...
- is
impaired by
deficient fructose carriers in the
small intestine's
enterocytes. This
results in an
increased concentration of fructose. Intolerance...
