Mechanisms of intestinal calcium absorpt
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Felix Bronner
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Article
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2002
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Calcium is absorbed in the mammalian small intestine by two general mechanisms: a transcellular active transport process, located largely in the duodenum and upper jejunum; and a paracellular, passive process that functions throughout the length of the intestine. The transcellular proce