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Digestive Physiology

Digestive Physiology is a subdiscipline of physiological science that specifically investigates the mechanical, chemical, and molecular mechanisms involved in the ingestion, digestion, absorption, and excretion of nutrients in animals, distinguishing it from broader physiological domains by its exclusive focus on the gastrointestinal system’s functional processes across species.

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INFOGEST static in vitro simulation of gastrointestinal food digestion

André Brodkorb, Lotti Egger, Marie Alminger et al. · Nature Protocols · 2019 · 4.7K citations · Full text

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Stomach contents analysis—a review of methods and their application

Eric J. Hyslop · Journal of Fish Biology · 1980 · 4.4K citations

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Stool Form Scale as a Useful Guide to Intestinal Transit Time

Stephen J. Lewis, K W Heaton · Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology · 1997 · 3.2K citations

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Short chain fatty acids in human large intestine, portal, hepatic and venous blood.

John H. Cummings, E W Pomare, W J Branch et al. · Gut · 1987 · 3.1K citations · Full text

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Identification of an endogenous 2-monoglyceride, present in canine gut, that binds to cannabinoid receptors

Raphael Mechoulam, Shimon Ben‐Shabat, L Hanŭs et al. · Biochemical Pharmacology · 1995 · 2.9K citations

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Authors

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  1. JJ
    Jens J. Holst

    University of Copenhagen, Denmark

    120 publications · 8.5K citations

    52

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  2. JB
    John B. Furness

    The University of Melbourne, Australia

    91 publications · 7.7K citations

    49

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  3. MH
    Michael Horowitz

    Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia

    77 publications · 5.7K citations

    44

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  4. SR
    Stephen R. Bloom

    Hammersmith Hospital, United Kingdom

    78 publications · 9.3K citations

    42

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  5. JH
    John H. Walsh

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    81 publications · 5.6K citations

    40

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Institutions

7.4K

  1. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    79 h-index

    952 publications

    62.3K citations

  2. Mayo Clinic

    Rochester, United States

    77 h-index

    933 publications

    64.8K citations

  3. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    76 h-index

    858 publications

    61K citations

  4. United States Department of Veterans Affairs

    Washington, United States

    69 h-index

    752 publications

    44.5K citations

  5. Inserm

    Paris, France

    69 h-index

    1.4K publications

    93.2K citations

  6. Lund University

    Lund, Sweden

    67 h-index

    824 publications

    49K citations

  7. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    64 h-index

    472 publications

    29.8K citations

  8. University of Copenhagen

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    63 h-index

    818 publications

    51K citations

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  1. Gastroenterology

    1.4K publications · 96.3K citations

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  2. 109

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  3. Gut

    646 publications · 46.3K citations

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  4. Journal of Nutrition

    JN · 623 publications · 38K citations

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  5. British Journal Of Nutrition

    BJN · 502 publications · 33.4K citations

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