ileum
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In particular, the investigative team analyzed colon, ileum, stool, and blood samples from people living with chronic HIV infection and well-matched controls.
From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2024
Notably, they observed a connection between accelerated biological aging and the microbiomes of both the colon and ileum, but not the fecal microbiome.
From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2024
Amino acids are absorbed through the intestinal lining of the ileum.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
The jejunum and ileum are tethered to the posterior abdominal wall by the mesentery.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Malpighian tubules: long, slender tubules, varying in number, serving as excretory organs, entering the alimentary canal at the point of junction of chylific ventricle and ileum: said to be analogous with kidneys: = biliary vessels.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
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