Intestinal absorption.

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<p>Professor David Smyth, Professor of Physiology at the University of Sheffield discusses the physiology of the gut and the process of intestinal absorption. He shows, with reference to early experiments, how it was first discovered that the intestine was a living organ which could survive even when extracted from the body. Smyth then explains, using detailed graphs and diagrams, the complex way in which the intestine absorbs substances, such as glucose and amino acids, into the blood stream.</p>

Intestinal absorption.

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