In June, USA TODAY highlighted the flow of marijuana from Colorado into small towns across Nebraska: felony drug arrests in Chappell, Neb., just 7 miles north of the Colorado border have skyrocketed 400% in three years.
Intestinal Absorptive Cells. Absorptive cells, or enterocytes, are the predominant epithelial cell type lining the lumen of the small intestine and colon. These cells are specialized for absorption of nutrients across the apical plasma membrane and export of these same nutrients across the basal plasma membrane.
Small intestine cancer is a rare disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the small intestine. There are five types of small intestine cancer. Diet and health history can affect the risk of developing small intestine cancer. Signs and symptoms of small intestine cancer include unexplained weight loss and abdominal pain.