Intestinal villi (singular: villus)are tiny, finger-like projections that line the interior (lumen) of the small intestine. The primary function of villi is to absorb nutrients from food and ...

and examine changes in the ability of the small intestine to release fluids into the lumen, in the time it takes for food to transit the small intestine, and in the small-intestinal permeability.

Researchers are conducting studies to help understand how diabetes drugs affect glucose excretion, the gut microbiome, and their metabolic products.

In bile, cholesterol, bile acids and phospholipids form mixed micelles. Bile acids are secreted into small intestine lumen, where bile acids facilitate dietary lipid absorption. Bile acids are ...