and examine changes in the ability of the small intestine to release fluids into the lumen, in the time it takes for food to transit the small intestine, and in the small-intestinal permeability.

Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Intestinal villi (singular: villus)are tiny, finger-like projections that line the ...

We conclude that EGF may be degraded in the lumen of the small intestine of the rat and that luminal digestive capacity toward this growth factor increases after weaning.