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Gastrointestinal tract

The gastrointestinal tract (also called the GI tract, digestive tract, and the alimentary canal) is the tract or passageway of the digestive system that leads from the mouth to the anus. The tract is one of the largest of the body's systems.

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Latin
tractus digestorius (mouth to anus), canalis alimentarius (esophagus to large intestine), canalis gastrointestinales (stomach to large intestine)
MeSH
D041981
System
Digestive system

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Human gastrointestinal tract

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Uses of animal guts

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Gastrointestinal tract

Nodes320
Edges319
Triples37
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.00625
Components1

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Gastrointestinal tract

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related to Imaging · 7
Gastrointestinal tract → An, Biopsies, Capsule, Radioopaque, This, Various, X-ray
related to Diseases · 5
Gastrointestinal tract → Antibiotics, Gastroenteritis, GI, There, Various
related to Other animals · 5
Gastrointestinal tract → During, In, Placentalia, The, Therians
related to Symptoms · 2
Gastrointestinal tract → Several, Vomiting
Latin · 1
Gastrointestinal tract → tractus digestorius (mouth to anus), canalis alimentarius (esophagus to large intestine), canalis gastrointestinales (stomach to large intestine)
MeSH · 1
Gastrointestinal tract → D041981
System · 1
Gastrointestinal tract → Digestive system

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tract stomach gastrointestinal intestine gut digestive small also system large human gi duodenum mouth intestines needed citation food anus colon

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Gastrointestinal tractLatintractus digestorius (mouth to anus), canalis alimentarius (esophagus to large intestine), canalis gastrointestinales (stomach to large intestine)1.00infobox
Gastrointestinal tractMeSHD0419811.00infobox
Gastrointestinal tractSystemDigestive system1.00infobox
butyrateinstance ofThis is due to the production of short-chain fatty acids during the fermentation of plant-derived nutrients0.80text
propionateinstance ofThis is due to the production of short-chain fatty acids during the fermentation of plant-derived nutrients0.80text
CYP3A4instance ofAn imbalanced ratio results in dysbiosis.Detoxification and drug metabolismEnzymes0.80text
along with the antiporter activitiesinstance ofAn imbalanced ratio results in dysbiosis.Detoxification and drug metabolismEnzymes0.80text
are also instrumental in the intestine's role of drug metabolism in the detoxification of antigensinstance ofAn imbalanced ratio results in dysbiosis.Detoxification and drug metabolismEnzymes0.80text
xenobioticsinstance ofAn imbalanced ratio results in dysbiosis.Detoxification and drug metabolismEnzymes0.80text
CYP3A4instance ofDetoxification and drug metabolismEnzymes0.80text
along with the antiporter activitiesinstance ofDetoxification and drug metabolismEnzymes0.80text
are also instrumental in the intestine's role of drug metabolism in the detoxification of antigensinstance ofDetoxification and drug metabolismEnzymes0.80text

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