| Range |
distal small intestine 7.5: caecum 6.4: colon 7 unitless
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| Organism |
Human Homo sapiens |
| Reference |
McConnell EL, Basit AW, Murdan S. Measurements of rat and mouse gastrointestinal pH, fluid and lymphoid tissue, and implications for in-vivo experiments. J Pharm Pharmacol. 2008 Jan60(1):63-70. p.66 left column 2nd paragraphPubMed ID18088506
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| Primary Source |
Evans, D. F., Pye, G., Bramley, R., Clark, A. G, Dyson, T. J., Hardcastle, J. D. (1988) Measurements of gastrointestinal pH profiles in normal ambulant human subjects. Gut 29: 1035–1041PubMed ID3410329
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| Comments |
"Overall, the mean intestinal pH of both
mice and rats does not reach the pH values reported in man
i.e. 7.5, 6.4 and 7 in the distal small intestine, caecum and
colon, respectively (primary source)." |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
110515 |