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then closes, while its cytoplasmic face opens to release its | then closes, while its cytoplasmic face opens to release its | ||
<b><span class="text-magenta">cargo</span></b> | <b><span class="text-magenta">cargo</span></b> | ||
| - | into the intestinal cell, | + | into the intestinal cell, which from there enters the blood circulation. |
>>> [[Drug and peptide transport in humans|See more animations and explanation]] >>> | >>> [[Drug and peptide transport in humans|See more animations and explanation]] >>> | ||
Revision as of 01:01, 7 December 2024
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Transport of Drugs & Nutrients
Above is a protein that takes up, into your intestinal cells, orally consumed peptide nutrients and drugs. Its lumen-face opens and binds peptide or drug, then closes, while its cytoplasmic face opens to release its cargo into the intestinal cell, which from there enters the blood circulation. |
