Role of Intestinal Bitter Sensing in Enteroendocrine Hormone Secretion and Metabolic Control

The gastrointestinal tract stores ingested nutrients in the stomach which are then delivered to the small intestine at a controlled rate to optimize their digestion and absorption. The interaction of nutrients with the small and large intestine generates feedback that slows gastric emptying, induces...

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Main Authors: Cong Xie, Xuyi Wang, Richard L. Young, Michael Horowitz, Christopher K. Rayner, Tongzhi Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2018.00576/full