Iron is a key mineral for human health. Too much of it in your body — or too little — can lead to major health problems. University of Florida researchers have discovered that an iron-absorption ...

ALTHOUGH it is now generally conceded, that disaccharides may be absorbed intact at appreciable rates from the lumen of the small intestine, as found for maltose by Waymouth Reid in 1901, very little ...

Theoretically, for drugs that easily penetrate the intestinal mucosa, reduced villus blood flow could delay diffusion and, therefore, the rate of absorption. For example, the absorption rate for ...