Sentences with phrase «lactase levels»

But once they are weaned, lactase levels drop.

This issue primarily affects preemies due to insufficient lactase levels.

Some individuals have difficulty metabolizing lactose because of reduced lactase levels, a condition called lactase nonpersistence.

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However, the question remains as to when and where humans began to exhibit a similar level of lactase persistence to us today.

Other alkaline intestinal enzymes, such as maltase, lactase and sucrose, which help to further break down different types of sugars (this is why some people have reactions to dairy products - they lack, or have very low levels of lactase, so can't break down lactose, the main sugar in dairy products).

Lactase activity declines to low levels in mid-childhood and becomes absent in many individuals.

- Likely to be tolerant due to lactase persistence.Higher adult lactase enzyme levels.

The action of lactase (the enzyme which breaks lactose down in the small intestine) occurs at a maximum level from birth through early childhood.

Apart from kittens, most cats have low levels of the enzyme lactase in their intestine.