Before and After Fatty Meal (IMAGE)

Carnegie Institution for Science

Before and After Fatty Meal

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This is a comparison between an enterocyte cell before and after a fatty meal. Enterocytes are specialized cells that line the insides of our intestines. They grab and absorb nutrients from food as it is digested, including the lipid molecules from fatty foods. 'This is exactly what your intestine looks like after a cheeseburger,' said Carnegie's Steven Farber.

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Image is provided courtesy of Farber and Erin Zeituni.

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