Impaired intestinal absorption of dipeptide in tropical sprue patients in India.
1. Intestinal absorption of glycylglycine was studied in four control subjects and six patients with tropical sprue by using a direct technique of intestinal perfusion. 2. The patients with tropical sprue showed significant impairment in the absorption of the dipeptide.
D004151:Dipeptides / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006033:Glycylglycine / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007583:Jejunum / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D013182:Sprue, Tropical / Q000378:metabolism*; D014867:Water / Q000378:metabolism
D004151:Dipeptides; D014867:Water; D006033:Glycylglycine