1 Complex In Vitro Systems, Translational Safety, Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, CA, United States 2 Investigative Toxicology, Translational Safety, Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, CA, ...

Intestinal villi (singular: villus)are tiny, finger-like projections that line the interior (lumen) of the small intestine. The primary function of villi is to absorb nutrients from food and transfer ...

Peptic ulcer disease is a common digestive disorder in which acid and digestive enzymes cause the lining of the stomach or the first part of the small intestine (duodenum) to erode. A peptic ulcer ...

The differential diagnosis of gastrointestinal cow's milk allergy in infancy includes celiac disease, which in this case was excluded on duodenal histology (while on a wheat-containing diet).

Introduction: Anomalous congenital bands are a rare cause of intestinal obstruction, with only five previously reported cases involving duodenal obstruction. We present a fifth case of duodenal ...

In a series of 55 pediatric intestine transplant patients, OKT3 administration was required more often in isolated small bowel recipients (76%) than in small bowel-liver recipients (21% ...

Extract: At 15 days after birth, the small ... villi of the duodenum and the jejunum. It was concluded that both diet and hormones were important factors in the marked changes in intestinal ...