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. 1975 Aug 8;189(4201):472-4.
doi: 10.1126/science.1154022.

Enteropancreatic circulation of digestive enzymes

C Leibow, S S Rothman

Enteropancreatic circulation of digestive enzymes

C Leibow et al. Science. .

Abstract

Intact digestive enzymes can be absorbed by the intestine and resecreted by the pancreas. The pancreas, therefore, appears to be able to recycle proteins much as the liver recycles bile salts, although the magnitude of this process remains uncertain.

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