Potentiation of serotonin signaling leads to increased carbohydrate and lipid absorption in the murine small intestine
Park CJ, Armenia SJ, Shaughnessy MP, Greig CJ, Cowles RA. Potentiation of serotonin signaling leads to increased carbohydrate and lipid absorption in the murine small intestine. Journal Of Pediatric Surgery 2019, 54: 1245-1249. PMID: 30879746, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2019.02.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDietary CarbohydratesDietary FatsIntestine, SmallMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutSerotoninSerotonin Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsSignal TransductionConceptsPotentiation of serotoninSmall intestineMucosal growthLipid absorptionSmall intestinal mucosal growthMucosal growth factorsSerotonin reuptake transporterSERT knockout miceDistal small intestineIntestinal mucosal growthCrypt cell proliferationT-testMucosal surface areaMurine small intestineStudent's t-testEnteric serotoninIntestinal failureIntestinal adaptationReuptake transporterDeficient miceWT animalsIntestinal homeostasisFatty acid analogueCrypt depthVillus height