preduodenal en · ADJ
Etymology
From pre- + duodenal.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Between the stomach and the duodenum
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(not-comparable) Prior to a duodenal process
A specific dose-response enrichment of the stomach tissue C8:0 was observed as a function of dietary C8:0, supporting the hypothesis of an early preduodenal hydrolysis of medium chain triglycerides and a direct absorption at the gastric level.
2015 July 22, “Dietary Caprylic Acid (C8:0) Does Not Increase Plasma Acylated Ghrelin but Decreases Plasma Unacylated Ghrelin in the Rat”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI: