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Physiological effects of food ingredients on intestinal epithelial cell function

Hideo Satsu1, Shimon Kimura1, Yuki Hori1

  • 1Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering, Maebashi Institute of Technology, Gunma, 371-0816, Japan.

Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics
|March 12, 2023
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Keywords:
Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR)Functional foodGlucose transporter 5(GLUT5)Intestinal epithelial cellPregnane X receptor (PXR)Sodium-dependent glucose transporter 1(SGLT1)Transporter

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