What happens to dead epithelial cells that slough off the gastrointestinal tract?
2007-03-21 19:09:26 · 3 answers · asked by Nicolers 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
Depends which enzyme, most are broken down to amino acids and reabsorbed in the gut, some are recycled (mostly bile salts which are not really enzymes), some are inactivated. Dead cells sloughed off in the gut end up in the feces.
2007-03-21 19:14:20 · answer #1 · answered by misoma5 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Digestive enzymes and dead epithelial cells break down to amino acids and water to be absorbed into blood.
2007-03-21 19:17:21 · answer #2 · answered by J.SWAMY I ఇ జ స్వామి 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Digestive enzymes stick around for the next time, or if damaged can be broken down and reabsorbed,
Dead cells can either be digested with the food, and anything useable can be absorbed. Anything that the body doesn't need makes its way out -
- if you know what I mean??
2007-03-21 19:13:47 · answer #3 · answered by Loulabelle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋