Physiologic Factors Related to Drug Absorption

Comprehensive two-dimensional liquid chromatography as a biomimetic screening platform for pharmacokinetic profiling of compound libraries in early drug development

“…These are the regions of the gastrointestinal tract that are mainly involved in drugs' absorption, thanks to the very large surface area (ca. 80 cm 2 cm -1 ) that they provide along with their typically long transit time (>3 h) [34].…”