GI absorption of niacin in humans

✍ Scribed by Helle Bechgaard; S. Jespersen

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1977
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 209 KB
• Volume: 66
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0022-3549
• DOI: 10.1002/jps.2600660635

✦ Synopsis

By using the GI tube technique, niacin was shown to be equally well absorbed from the stomach and the upper small intestine. The maximum plasma niacin concentrations occurred 10-20 and 5-10 min, respectively, after instillation. Thus, the physiological prerequisites for a physically retarded niacin preparation were established.