It is this mechanism, the researchers suggest, that is responsible for fructose promoting villi length, leading to increased fat absorption and weight gain. Samuel Taylor, first author on the new ...

Additionally, the increase in villus length was associated with increased nutrient absorption, weight gain and fat accumulation in the animals. "Fructose is structurally different from other ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have identified three types of nerve cells connected to the intestinal villi, suggesting ...

An expert breaks down the entire digestion process.

Villi are small epithelial protrusions that serve to increase the surface area of the gut for efficient nutrient absorption. The mechanism of their formation during development was recently ...

These intestinal cells then migrate up the intestinal villi. During their migration, they perform a certain function, for example the absorption of nutrients or the production of hormones.

Villi facilitate the absorption of nutrients from food. Erosion of villi makes them flattened, causing trouble absorbing nutrients. Though genetic, celiac disease may develop anytime in a person ...

The human intestine’s large surface area is crucial in drug absorption. This surface area is primarily due to the circular folds and villi in the intestinal wall. In the case of nanoparticles ...

Theoretically, for drugs that easily penetrate the intestinal mucosa, reduced villus blood flow could delay diffusion and, therefore, the rate of absorption. For example, the absorption rate for ...