Assertion: pantothenic acid | /r/HasProperty | absorbed in the jejunum
Facets:
value: by passive diffusion
type: MANNER
value: principally
type: OTHER
value: by a specific transport system
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Work with chicks and rats indicated that pantothenic acid, its salt, and the alcohol are absorbed primarily in the jejunum by a specific transport system that is saturable and sodium ion dependent (Fenstermacher and Rose, 1986).
text: Pantothenic acid is thought to be absorbed principally in the jejunum by passive diffusion when present in high concentrations and by a sodium-dependent active multivitamin transporter/carrier (SMVT) when pres- ent in low concentrations.