EVOLUTIONARY DESIGN OF INTESTINAL NUTRIENT ABSORPTION - ENOUGH BUT NOT TOO MUCH

被引：163

作者：

DIAMOND, J

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来源：

NEWS IN PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES | 1991年 / 6卷

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D O I：

10.1152/physiologyonline.1991.6.2.92

中图分类号：

Q4 [生理学];

学科分类号：

071003 ;

摘要：

Contrary to previous widespread belief, the small intestine possesses only a modest excess of nutrient absorptive capacity over nutrient intake. This problem exemplifies a field that is now emerging at the interface between physiology and evolutionary biology and that is concerned with the relation between evolved capacities and natural loads of physiological systems.

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