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EVERTED sacs of the small intestine have been used widely for the investigation of transport and metabolism by the small intestine1. When such sacs are incubated with a buffer, they slough materials which can interfere with the assay of compounds being investigated and suitable corrections become necessary2. Despite this, there have not been any reports as to the nature and distribution of the liberated substances. The present communication gives preliminary data concerning the composition of some of these materials and emphasizes that their distribution is quite asymmetric.
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SPENCER, R., SCHEIG, R. Asymmetric Distribution of Materials sloughed by Hamster Intestinal Sacs. Nature 213, 100 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/213100a0
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