small intestine

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Their approach uses a cyclic peptide that can pass through the small intestine, known as the DNP peptide.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

In humans, intelectin-2 is consistently produced by Paneth cells in the small intestine.

From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026

Charles-Barclay said it took about a year for her small intestine to heal after making the necessary changes to her diet.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

He then had to be fed through a tube - a process that damaged his liver so much that he needed a transplant as well as a new small intestine and large colon.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025

There she found a ring of bleeding spots at the junction between the stomach and the small intestine.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston