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Malabsorption Syndromes

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Clinical Disorders of Membrane Transport Processes

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The term malabsorption syndrome is generally applied to disease processes that result in significant fecal losses of one or more of the three major caloric sources of the diet, i.e., fats, proteins, and carbohydrates.

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Southwestern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center, Dallas, Texas, 75235, USA

    Henrik Westergaard & John M. Dietschy

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical School, 77225, Houston, Texas, USA

    Thomas E. Andreoli M.D. (Edward Randall III Professor and Chairman, Professor of Physiology and Cell Biology) (Edward Randall III Professor and Chairman, Professor of Physiology and Cell Biology)

  2. Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

    Joseph F. Hoffman Ph.D.

  3. University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA

    Darrell D. Fanestil M.D.

  4. University of Texas Medical School, Houston, Texas, USA

    Stanley G. Schultz M.D.

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Westergaard, H., Dietschy, J.M. (1987). Malabsorption Syndromes. In: Andreoli, T.E., Hoffman, J.F., Fanestil, D.D., Schultz, S.G. (eds) Clinical Disorders of Membrane Transport Processes. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1286-4_7

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