Abstract
Conclusions
1. Sugar is absorbed from the peritoneal cavity at a diminishing rate.
2. The peritoneal cavity is equally permeable for the different sugars investigated.
3. It is suggested that the different mechanism of absorption of sugars from the intestine and the peritoneal cavity is due to the different epithelial lining of these two membranes.
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