1. Intestinal absorption of glycylglycine was studied in four control subjects and six patients with tropical sprue by using a direct technique of intestinal perfusion.

2. The patients with tropical sprue showed significant impairment in the absorption of the dipeptide.

Keywords:
dipeptide, intestinal absorption, tropical sprue
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