THE XYLOSE TOLERANCE TEST AS A MEASURE OF THE INTESTINAL ABSORPTION OF CARBOHYDRATE IN SPRUE
Authors: J M FINLAY, K J WIGHTMAN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1958)

Article1 December 1958THE XYLOSE TOLERANCE TEST AS A MEASURE OF THE INTESTINAL ABSORPTION OF CARBOHYDRATE IN SPRUEJ. M. FINLAY, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C), K. J. R. WIGHTMAN, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C), F.A.C.P.J. M. FINLAY, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C)Search for more papers by this author, K. J. R. WIGHTMAN, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C), F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-49-6-1332 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptMetabolic balance studies and the more recent radioactive isotopic tracer technics provide reasonably accurate methods for measuring the intestinal absorption of fat,1, 2, 3, 4nitrogenous materials,1, 2water5, 6and electrolytes.2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13However, the available methods for the measurement of carbohydrate absorption have certain disadvantages. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Toronto,*Received for publication December 2, 1957.From the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, and the Medical Service, Toronto General Hospital.†This work was supported by grants from The National Research Council of Canada.Requests for reprints should be addressed to J. M. Finlay, M.D., Department of Medicine, 100 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 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