gastrointestinal tract
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Scientists also identified similarities between feline and human cancers affecting the blood, bones, lungs, skin, gastrointestinal tract, and central nervous system.
From Science Daily • May 24, 2026
These toxins can affect your heart, bloodstream and even gastrointestinal tract, Elsayegh said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025
A fungus discovered in the mouse stomach may hold a key to fungal evolution within the gastrointestinal tract, according to new research led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.
From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2024
Such taste receptors aren’t limited to the tongue; they are also found in the gastrointestinal tract, liver, pancreas, fat cells, brain, muscle cells, thyroid and lungs.
From New York Times • May 29, 2024
She was given an endoscopy, an MRI, and a barium swallow to test her gastrointestinal tract.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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