The absorption of fat across the gut wall had been thought to depend on passive diffusion. However, a brain–gut circuit has been found that controls the size of surface area for absorption. A compound ...
Prev Cardiol. 2003;6(1) © 2003 Le Jacq Communications, Inc. Cite this: The Intestinal Absorption of Biliary and Dietary Cholesterol as a Drug Target for Lowering the ...
The permeability of biological membranes is a key determinant of drug pharmacokinetics. Historically, passive diffusion through the lipid bilayer portion of a biological membrane was suggested as the ...
Biopharmaceuticals, medium- and high-molecular weight biologically active macromolecules, are not easily absorbed by the small intestine, the main organ responsible for gastrointestinal absorption, ...
NEW ORLEANS–Optimal lowering of serum low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels requires blocking all its sources. Although statin drugs block its synthesis in the liver, they do not address ...
It has previously been reported that cystinuria, as it appears clinically, represents at least three biochemically and genetically distinct diseases. 13 The present studies were undertaken to ...