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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary

U.S. Department of Agriculture

intestinal absorption

Subject Category: L Animal Science and Animal Products; S Biological Sciences
Definition: Uptake of substances through the lining of the intestines.
Definition Source: Medical Subject Headings
RDF/XML Format:: http://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/1841.rdf
Persistent URI:: http://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/1841
Used For: digestive absorption; gastrointestinal absorption
USE FOR And Type: fat absorption (physiology)
Broader Term: digestive physiology
Narrower Term: iron absorption
Related Term: glucagon-like peptides; malabsorption; nutrient uptake
Spanish: absorción intestinal
Term Number: 1841

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