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There is a diminution of D-glucose absorption in the aged rat which is partly due to the decrease of the length of the villi.
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Jakab, L., Pénzes, L. Relationship between glucose absorption and villus height in ageing. Experientia 37, 740–742 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01967955
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