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.

Paneth cells also contribute at the base of small intestinal crypts to the primary niche for intestinal stem cells. Microfold cells or M cells sample antigens from the lumen and deliver them to ...

In their paper, titled “Metformin-regulated glucose flux from the circulation to the intestinal lumen,” the investigators ... a part of the small intestine, from where it is then transported ...

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 ...