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Intestinal Ion Transport

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In this Conference we have been discussing Intestinal Ion Transport. The word ‘transport’ means to carry, convey or remove from one place to another; discussion of transportation therefore requires consideration of the nature and location of the starting place and of the final destination. I should like to remind you that the starting place here in the intestine is within the fluid present in the intestinal lumen while the destination in vivois the microcirculation in the intestinal wall. This microcirculation will include the capillaries of the mucosal epithelium and also the lymphatic capillaries. Properly speaking the consideration of intestinal transport must therefore include a discussion of three steps: (a) delivery to the epithelium; (b)epithelial transport, and (c) clearance away from the epithelium. Although in this conference most attention has naturally been paid to the second event, and the phenomena of epithelial transport have been the dominant theme of our discussion, the interactions of the three steps cannot be forgotten.

Note that in this text, references to presentations at the symposium are given by printing the names in capitals.

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Parsons, D.S. (1976). Closing Summary. In: Robinson, J.W.L. (eds) Intestinal Ion Transport. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6156-5_21

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