title: Development of digestive and absorptive function in the human fetus.
abstract: In the mature human newborn infant, only pancreatic alpha-amylase shows a very low but highly inducible activity. Other digestive enzymes, although not yet at adult levels, increase rapidly with age. Intestinal absorptive functions develop already during early and mid-pregnancy and are mostly at adult levels in the newborn infant. Fat absorption is usually low in the premature infant and increases rapidly during the first month.
mesh_terms: D000681:Amylases / Q000378:metabolism; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000378:metabolism; D004150:Dipeptidases / Q000378:metabolism; D004186:Disaccharidases / Q000378:metabolism; D005333:Fetus / Q000201:enzymology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007408:Intestinal Absorption; D007422:Intestines / Q000196:embryology*; D008049:Lipase / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats; D008049:Lipase; D000681:Amylases; D004186:Disaccharidases; D004150:Dipeptidases