Intestinal Lymph Flow, and Lipid and Drug Transport Scale Allometrically From Pre-clinical Species to Humans

The intestinal lymphatic system transports fluid, immune cells, dietary lipids, and highly lipophilic drugs from the intestine to the systemic circulation. These transport functions are important to health and when dysregulated contribute to pathology. This has generated significant interest in appr...

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Main Authors: Natalie L. Trevaskis, Given Lee, Alistair Escott, Kian Liun Phang, Jiwon Hong, Enyuan Cao, Kasiram Katneni, Susan A. Charman, Sifei Han, William N. Charman, Anthony R. J. Phillips, John A. Windsor, Christopher J. H. Porter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2020.00458/full