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- A decrease in which of the following would be expected in a
child exhibiting a congenital absence of enterokinase?
A) incidence of pancreatitis
B) glucose absorption
C) bile acid reabsorption
D) gastric pH
E) protein assimilation
- In Hartnup disease (a defect in the transport of neutral amino
acids), patients do not become deficient in these amino acids
due to the activity of
A) PepT1.
B) brush border peptidases.
C) Na+,K+ ATPas e.
D) cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator
(CFTR).
E) trypsin.
- A newborn baby is brought to the pediatrician suffering from
severe diarrhea that worsens with meals. The symptoms diminish
when nutrients are delivered intravenously. The child most likely
has a mutation in which of the following intestinal transporters?
A) Na+,K+ ATPas e
B) NHE3
C) SGLT1
D) H+,K+ ATPas e
E) NKCC1
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