Surface area of postprandial gastric mucosa in vivo
| Range | ~500 cm^2 |
|---|---|
| Organism | Human Homo sapiens |
| Reference | Helander HF, Fändriks L. Surface area of the digestive tract - revisited. Scand J Gastroenterol. 2014 Jun49(6):681-9. doi: 10.3109/00365521.2014.898326. p.683 right column 3rd paragraphPubMed ID24694282 |
| Comments | "...[researchers] estimate that the gastric pits increase the macroscopic surface area of the stomach mucosa by some 20% to 25%. There are but few microvilli on the surface cells of the gastric epithelium, and the area enlargement from these is negligible. Including the gastric pits, [they] therefore estimate the mucosal surface area of the postprandial gastric mucosa in vivo in the order of 500 cm^2. This figure includes the rugae which unfold when the stomach distends." |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 111123 |