intestine

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This naturally occurring hormone, produced by endocrine cells in the intestines, suppresses appetite and slows stomach emptying.

From The Wall Street Journal

It relies on an endoscope, a camera-tipped flexible device that is carefully guided through the large intestine.

From Science Daily

There are snakes that shrink their intestines and rebuild their hearts, frogs that freeze and fungi that harness radiation.

From The Wall Street Journal

While the human body contains roughly 30 to 40 trillion human cells, the intestines alone harbor about 100 trillion bacterial cells.

From Science Daily

A 13-year-old boy in New Zealand swallowed up to 100 high-power magnets he bought on Temu, forcing surgeons to remove tissue from his intestines, doctors said on Friday.

From Barron's