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Gastrointestinal fluid volumes as determined by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
|
Human Homo sapiens |
Table - link |
mL |
110479 |
Schiller C, Fröhlich CP... |
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Contribution of Na+K+ATPase to oxygen consumption rate in gastrointestinal tract in standard state
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Rat Rattus norvegicus |
60 (Table - link) |
% |
107977 |
Rolfe DF, Brown GC. Cellular... |
|
Transit time, pH, and enzyme activity of the gastrointestinal tract of the mouse, rat, rabbit, monkey, dog and human
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Mammals |
Table - link |
N/A |
115530 |
Davies B, Morris T. ... |
|
Number of bacteria in the human intestinal tract
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Human Homo sapiens |
≤1E+14 |
bacteria/intestinal tract |
110957 |
Suau A et al., Direct... |
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Cell production rates in the gastrointestinal tracts of mice and rats
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Rodent |
Table - link |
cells produced/crypt or gland/hour |
110506 |
Nicholas A. Wright, Malcolm... |
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Fraction of basal metabolism required by brain, heart, liver, kidney and the gastrointestinal tract
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Human Homo sapiens |
70 |
% |
106137 |
Roth G, Dicke U. Evolution... |
|
Fraction of total amount of water that is present in the female rat gastrointestinal contents
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Rat Rattus norvegicus |
fasted 1.8%: fed 4.5% (198 - 232grams) |
N/A |
110517 |
McConnell EL, Basit AW... |
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Number of bacteria in orogastrointestinal tract (oral cavity and feces)
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Human Homo sapiens |
dental plaque ~10^11bacteria/g: saliva 10^8–10^9bacteria/mL: feces 10^11–10^12bacteria/g |
N/A |
112857 |
Dueñas M et al., Studies... |
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Fraction of all bacteria isolated from the gastrointestinal tracts of rodents that is M. schaedleri
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Bacteria Mucispirillum schaedleri |
~27 |
% |
115618 |
Young KD. The selective... |
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Length of the intestinal tract and its subdivisions for reference adult male
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Human Homo sapiens |
Table - link |
cm |
110317 |
Snyder WS, Cook MJ, Nasset ES... |
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Surface area of the intestinal tract
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Mouse Mus musculus |
1.41 |
m^2 |
111125 |
Helander HF, Fändriks... |
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Number of cells in the digestive tract
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Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans |
~100 |
Cells |
107083 |
Kormish JD, Gaudet J... |
|
A schematic figure showing the thicknesses of the 2 mucus gel layers in vivo in the corpus, antrum, midduodenum, proximal jejunum, distal ileum, and proximal colon of the rat gastrointestinal tract
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Rat Rattus norvegicus |
Figure - link |
µm |
112792 |
Atuma C, Strugala V, Allen A... |
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VFA [volatile fatty acid] molar proportions and concentrations in digestion tract and blood of different mammalian species
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Mammals |
Table - link |
N/A |
111259 |
Bergman EN, Energy c... |
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Cell turnover time in the respiratory tract of animals (rat & mouse)
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Rodent |
Table - link |
days |
110318 |
Snyder WS, Cook MJ, Nasset ES... |
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Normal doubling time in human intestinal tract
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Bacteria Escherichia coli |
40 |
hours |
102096 |
Michael A. Savageau, 1983... |
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Estimates of contributions of VFA [volatile fatty acids] produced in different segments of digestive tract of various species to energy requirements of whole body
|
Mammals |
Table - link |
% of energy requirements |
111256 |
Bergman EN, Energy c... |
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Turnover of gastrointestinal cells
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Human Homo sapiens |
3 to 4 enterocytes, goblet cells and enteroendocrine: ~21 Paneth cells |
Days |
107812 |
Li HJ, Ray SK, Singh NK... |
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Bend angle of A-tract (Adenine-tract) of DNA
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Generic |
13.5 |
Degrees |
103795 |
Rivetti C, Walker C,... |
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Bulk of animal feces containing wet microbial cells
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bacteria |
<=40 |
% |
102393 |
Savage DC. Microbial... |