intestines

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It is a hormone your intestines release after every meal, a chemical signal between your gut and your brain that says Slow down, you’ve had enough.

From Slate • Mar. 22, 2026

Building on these findings, the research team turned to a class of drugs known as liver X receptor agonists, which increase HDL production in the liver and intestines.

From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2026

After the microbes were added, serotonin levels in the animals' intestines increased.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

Physicians treating patients after car crashes or appendicitis have spotted clusters of pearls in the stomach and intestines.

From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2026

I guess I developed some kind of canker sores in my intestines because of the Merrick’s, and filth leaked out into the rest of my body.

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson