title: Small bowel review--Part II.
abstract: The small bowel has undergone intense study. Part II of this review of the small bowel summarizes the current knowledge about the permeability of the gastrointestinal epithelium, the brush border membrane, motility, carbohydrates, diabetes, ethanol, diet, and diagnostic procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton. alan.thomson@ualberta.ca
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Thomson
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jarocka-Cyrta
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Faria
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Wild
mesh_terms: D050260:Carbohydrate Metabolism; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000503:physiopathology; D004032:Diet; D004848:Epithelium / Q000648:ultrastructure; D000431:Ethanol / Q000009:adverse effects; D005769:Gastrointestinal Motility / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000201:enzymology / Q000502:physiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010539:Permeability; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol