Villi are tiny projections in the small intestine that absorb nutrients from food. Diseases like celiac disease and inflammatory bowel disease can damage villi and cause malabsorption. Villi are ...
High blood levels of autoimmune antibodies directed against tissue transglutaminase are an indicator of celiac disease, though the most definitive way to diagnose celiac disease is by identification ...
Past projects in the laboratory have been aimed at establishing the adverse effect of TPN on intestinal growth and development. Also the cellular and physiological functions of enteral nutrition and ...