Meanings of upper intestine in English

The upper intestine has a critical role in nutrient digestion and absorption.

The bullet had torn through his upper intestine, missing his heart and lungs.

There was an underlying sourness where the upper intestine and stomach had been broken open.

The presence of urine in the bladder, and bile in the upper intestine; their normal locations.

This finding indicates that the glucose sensor for glucose-induced incretin secretion is in the upper intestine.

Bobby sucked in a breath deep enough to ventilate his upper intestine, and blew it out.

Here we demonstrate that direct administration of lipids into the upper intestine increased upper intestinal long-chain fatty acyl-coenzyme A (LCFA-CoA) levels and suppressed glucose production.

These rats developed insulin-producing cells within the upper intestine in numbers sufficient to replace -25-33 %ofthe insulin capacity of nondiabetic healthy rats.