intestines
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This naturally occurring hormone, produced by endocrine cells in the intestines, suppresses appetite and slows stomach emptying.
Carrie Redhead, 27, was born with the digestive condition intestinal lymphangiectasia, or Waldmann's disease, which causes the loss of special proteins from sufferers' intestines.
From BBC
"In our intestines, cells are exposed to extreme conditions," Colozza explains.
From Science Daily
Meanwhile, it takes many minutes for a different group of brain cells, called CGC neurons, to begin responding to signals from the stomach and intestines.
From Science Daily
He spent the first several months of his life in the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit for issues with his intestines as well as infection and pneumonia.
From Seattle Times
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