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intestine
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REDIRECT Gastrointestinal tract#Lower gastrointestinal tract
AI overview
The intestine is the lower part of your gastrointestinal tract, the tube-like organ system that processes food as it moves through your body. It's important because it absorbs nutrients from digested food and water into your bloodstream, and it helps eliminate waste.
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Research
810,161 papers- Regional specialization within the intestinal immune system.ReviewNature reviews. Immunology · 2014Mowat AM, Agace WWDOI: 10.1038/nri3738
- Luminal Chemosensory Cells in the Small Intestine.ReviewNutrients · 2021Burman A, Kaji IDOI: 10.3390/nu13113712
- Gut-on-a-chip: Mimicking and monitoring the human intestine.ReviewBiosensors & bioelectronics · 2021Marrero D, Pujol-Vila F, Vera D et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2021.113156
- In Vitro Models of the Small Intestine: Engineering Challenges and Engineering Solutions.ReviewTissue engineering. Part B, Reviews · 2020Hewes SA, Wilson RL, Estes MK et al.DOI: 10.1089/ten.TEB.2019.0334
- Non-antibiotics disrupt colonization resistance against enteropathogens.Nature · 2025Grießhammer A, de la Cuesta-Zuluaga J, Müller P et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09217-2
- An organoid-based organ-repurposing approach to treat short bowel syndrome.Nature · 2021Sugimoto S, Kobayashi E, Fujii M et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-03247-2
- Electrical activity of the intestine.ReviewBiomembranes · 1974Barry RJ, Eggenton JDOI: 10.1007/978-1-4684-3336-4_8
- Composition and functional role of the mucus layers in the intestine.ReviewCellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2011Johansson ME, Ambort D, Pelaseyed T et al.DOI: 10.1007/s00018-011-0822-3
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Wikidata facts
- Part of
- gastrointestinal tract
- Has part
- large intestine
- Image
- Digestive system diagram en.svg
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- Commons category
- Intestines
- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C12736
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REDIRECT Gastrointestinal tract#Lower gastrointestinal tract
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