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Journal article · 2023

The pentose phosphate pathway in health and disease

Tara TeSlaa, Markus Ralser, Jing Fan, et al.

Nature Metabolism

Some glucose helps cells defend and rebuild themselves rather than simply supplying energy. The pentose phosphate pathway, a branch of glucose processing, produces materials for DNA and a molecule called NADPH that powers important chemical reactions.…

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Journal article · 2022

The physiological control of eating: signals, neurons, and networks

Watts AG, Kanoski SE, Sanchez-Watts G, et al.

Physiological Reviews

Eating is easier to understand as coordinated activity than as a single hunger switch. The authors describe how signals related to energy balance engage connected nerve networks across the brain and interact with the digestive tract.…

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Journal article · 2006

The physiology of gastric emptying

Hellström PM, Grybäck P, Jacobsson H

Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology

A meal does not leave the stomach on a single, fixed timetable. Its physical form and nutrient content help determine the pattern. The authors describe calorie-free liquids as typically half emptied in about 15–20 minutes, while…

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Journal article · 2006

The regulation of masticatory function and food bolus formation

Woda A, Mishellany A, Peyron MA

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Chewing harder or longer does not necessarily mean producing a better-prepared mouthful. The authors describe wide differences in people's chewing patterns, alongside adaptation to food size and texture. Despite those differences, the ready-to-swallow mouthfuls described had…

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Journal article · 2023

The respiratory system and acid–base disorders

J. Pippalapalli, A.B. Lumb

BJA Education

Breathing does more than bring oxygen into the body. It also removes carbon dioxide, which helps regulate how acidic the blood becomes. The authors explain how the lungs, brain, and kidneys respond when carbon dioxide changes.…

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Journal article · 2011

The role of bile salts in digestion

Maldonado-Valderrama J, Wilde P, Macierzanka A, et al.

Advances in Colloid and Interface Science

The surface of a fat droplet helps determine how digestion can proceed. Bile salts are naturally occurring substances that interact with both fat and water. The paper focuses on their behavior where those materials meet. Bile…

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Journal article · 2014

The talk test

Jennifer L. Reed, Andrew L. Pipe

Current Opinion in Cardiology

Being able to speak comfortably during exercise can help make intensity easier to understand. Across studies of healthy adults, athletes, and people with cardiovascular disease, comfortable speech generally occurred below a breathing or blood-lactate threshold, a…

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Journal article · 2002

The triglyceride lipases of the pancreas

Lowe ME

Journal of Lipid Research

Getting nutrients from fat takes more than simply eating it. Digestive enzymes must first split fat molecules into smaller pieces. In the account of human digestion presented here, a stomach enzyme releases about 15–20% of the…

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