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- noun   Plural form of enterocyte .
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								The enzymes in the brush border of the enterocytes the cells lining the GI tract break down complex sugars to their individual components. 
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								In humans, lactase is present predominantly along the brush border membrane of the differentiated enterocytes lining the villi of the small intestine. Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34; 2010 
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								In Tg murine and normal human colonic enterocytes as well as in colorectal cell lines CD97 was localized preferentially in E-cadherin-based adherens junctions. Elites TV 2010 
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								When used as oral vehicle, they invade enterocytes of the small intestine, including the M cells of the Peyer's patches, before disseminating to the mesenteric lymph nodes and through the reticuloendothelial system to deep tissues, such as the liver and spleen. PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Aline F. Oliveira et al. 2010 
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								When used as oral vehicle, they invade enterocytes of the small intestine, including the M cells of the Peyer's patches, before disseminating to the mesenteric lymph nodes and through the reticuloendothelial system to deep tissues, such as the liver and spleen. 
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								First pass metabolism in enterocytes lining the wall of the small intestine and subsequent transformations within liver hepatocytes generate PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Bernice Wright et al. 2010 
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								Results fls485 mRNA expression was preferentially found in enterocytes and chromaffine cells of human intestinal mucosa as well as in several cell lines including Rko, Lovo, and CaCo2 cells. 
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								Oral Bioavailability Fraction escaped metabolism Fraction of dose released in enterocytes from formulation and Fraction escaped permeates through gut wall metabolism in hepatocytes Foral = fa. Recently Uploaded Slideshows mjamei 2010 
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								Maturation of enterocytes along small intestinal crypt-villus axis is associated with significant changes in gene expression profiles. fls485 coding a putative chaperone protein has been recently suggested as a gene involved in this process. 
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								To investigate the function of CD97 in colorectal carcinogenesis, transgenic Tg (villin-CD97) mice overexpressing CD97 in enterocytes were generated and subjected to azoxymethane (AOM)/dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) - induced colitis-associated tumorigenesis. Elites TV 2010 
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