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Lipid Digestion and Absorption Overview by Ana Abuladze is a document available to read on EtoBox.
- Dietary lipids are digested in the stomach and small intestine through the actions of lingual, gastric, and pancreatic lipases. Bile salts emulsify lipids into micelles for absorption. - Absorbed lipids are reassembled into triglycerides and cholesteryl esters in intestinal mucosal cells through a series of reactions utilizing fatty acyl-CoA and various synthases. - Disturbances in digestion by pancreatic insufficiency as seen in cystic fibrosis or reduced absorption from bowel disease can cause lipid
- Author
- Ana Abuladze
- Language
- EN