title: The significance and future prospects of study of the small intestine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110.
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Alpers
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002455:Cell Division; D002463:Cell Membrane Permeability; D016764:Cell Polarity; D004032:Diet; D004848:Epithelium / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D012106:Research / Q000639:trends; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology