title: Some non-traditional aspects on the regulation of glucose assimilation in the small intestine.
abstract: 1. The aim of this work was to give a new interpretation on the participation of several food factors in carbohydrate assimilation and metabolism regulation in the organism. 2. The main attention is paid to the probable role of vitamins A and D in these processes in enterocytes. 3. The importance of vitamins A and D and the minerals Zn and Ca has been considered in the regulation of insulin activity and glucose transport in these cells. 4. The views expressed in this paper are based on our own research results and analysis of data in the present literature.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biology of Latvian Academy of Sciences, Laboratory of Biochemistry and Physiology of Animals, Salaspils.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ozols
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000494:pharmacology; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000494:pharmacology; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000494:pharmacology; D015032:Zinc / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D014801:Vitamin A; D014807:Vitamin D; D005947:Glucose; D015032:Zinc; D002118:Calcium