title: Flow behavior of digesta and the absorption of nutrients in the gastrointestine.
abstract: Digesta flow-behavior types in the intestinal lumen, such as turbulent and laminar flow, should define modes of digestion and absorption. This review presents a simulation of flow behavior in the intestinal lumen and discusses the behavior of nutrients and enzymes in the intestinal lumen under laminar-flow conditions. The significance of digesta viscosity for glucose and water absorption and digestion and fermentation in the intestine is also discussed.
authors: Department of Nutrition and Health Science, Faculty of Human Environmental Sciences, Fukuoka Women's University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. takahashitoru71@nifty.com
authors: Toru
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authors: Takahashi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004063:Digestion / Q000502:physiology*; D004798:Enzymes / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D005285:Fermentation; D005766:Gastrointestinal Contents; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007408:Intestinal Absorption / Q000502:physiology*; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism; D007422:Intestines / Q000502:physiology*; D008954:Models, Biological; D014783:Viscosity; D014867:Water / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D004798:Enzymes; D014867:Water; D005947:Glucose