Enteropancreatic circulation of digestive enzymes.
Intact digestive enzymes can be absorbed by the intestine and resecreted by the pancreas. The pancreas, therefore, appears to be able to recycle proteins much as the liver recycles bile salts, although the magnitude of this process remains uncertain.
D000681:Amylases / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D002919:Chymotrypsinogen / Q000378:metabolism*; D004386:Duodenum / Q000378:metabolism; D007082:Ileum / Q000378:metabolism; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000378:metabolism*; D010179:Pancreas / Q000378:metabolism*; D011817:Rabbits
D002919:Chymotrypsinogen; D000681:Amylases