Finally, gastrointestinal loss of protein can be measured with the aid of ⁵¹Cr-labeled blood serum.
Still another common measurement using ⁵¹Cr-labeled red blood cells is the determination of the amount and location of bleeding from the gastrointestinal tract (the stomach and bowels).
The gastrointestinal lesions observed on post-mortem examination were, it will be recalled, also found in rabbits similarly treated.
Examination on autopsy revealed inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract.
The subcutaneous injection of 10 grams of the same preparation into a pig weighing 30 kilos caused death in two and a half hours, with the production of symptoms of disturbance of the nervous system and of gastrointestinal irritation.
Lung tissue and the gastrointestinal system (both contain air) are particularly susceptible to injury.
Unprotected food, forage, and grain supplies may be so contaminated that their consumption will produce gastrointestinal irritation, or systemic poisoning.
The most radiosensitive organ systems in the body are the male reproductive, the hematopoietic, and the gastrointestinal systems.
The internal organs are usually normal, but a catarrhal condition of thegastrointestinal tract may be noted as the result of the improper mastication, resulting from the enlargement of the jaws and soreness of the teeth.
Instead of being confined to the mucous, or lining, membrane, as in gastrointestinal catarrh, the inflammatory process extends deeper and may even involve the entire thickness of the wall of the organ.
Worm colic is discussed under the heading "Gastrointestinal parasites," page 90.
In chronic poisoning the symptoms are similar to those of chronic gastrointestinal catarrh, with indigestion, diarrhea, and general weakness and loss of condition.
Gastroenteritis, or inflammation of the walls of the stomachs and intestines, follows upon irritations more severe or longer continued than those that produce gastrointestinal catarrh.
Acetic acid is irritant to the gastrointestinal tract, and may cause sudden paralysis of the heart.
The invasion of the gastrointestinal tract is announced by diarrheal symptoms.
The animal has an anxious look, and in a few cases there is a gastrointestinal irritation, the feces being thin, of a dark color, and of an offensive odor.
In the advanced forms, caseous foci may be seen in the lung and in the liver and necrotic patches observed on the mucous membrane of the gastrointestinal tract.
If death is not caused soon, the irritation of the gastrointestinal tract and malnutrition will last for a long time.
It may also occur as a complication of gastrointestinal catarrh or in hot weather from overheating or damaged (putrid or fermented) feeds.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "gastrointestinal" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
