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. 1961 Jun;2(2):168-74.
doi: 10.1136/gut.2.2.168.

Studies on the site of fat absorption: 2 Fat balances after resection of varying amounts of the small intestine in man

C C Booth, D Alldis, A E Read

Studies on the site of fat absorption: 2 Fat balances after resection of varying amounts of the small intestine in man

C C Booth et al. Gut. 1961 Jun.

Abstract

This paper demonstrates that in man, as in the rat, increasing amounts of fat reach more distal levels of the small intestine as the dietary load increases.

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