digestive/alimentary system
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• mice show no overt changes in small intestine length or gut morphology
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• whole gut motility is enhanced, as shown by a 32% reduction in whole gut transition time relative to wild type controls
• at 30 min after charcoal gavage, the gastrointestinal transition rate is increased by 33% relative to wild type controls; however, no changes in gastric weight are observed after charcoal gavage
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• motility of the small intestine is enhanced as a result of ribose accumulation
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• mice exhibit a significantly increased ribose/ribose-5-phosphate ratio in the small intestine
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muscle
• motility of the small intestine is enhanced as a result of ribose accumulation
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