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Ascending colon

Known as: COLON, ASCENDING, Colon ascendant, Colon ascendens 
The segment of LARGE INTESTINE between the CECUM and the TRANSVERSE COLON. It passes cephalad from the cecum to the caudal surface of the right lobe… 
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Broader (4)

Colon structure (body structure)Gastrointestinal systemLarge IntestineRight colon

Narrower (1)

Hepatic flexure of colon

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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Intestinal microcirculation and gut permeability in acute pancreatitis: Early changes and therapeutic implications
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Alkaline sphingomyelinase activity is decreased in human colorectal carcinoma
The metabolism of sphingomyelin generates important signals regulating cell proliferation and apoptosis. Previous studies found… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Diet and colon cancer: assessment of risk by fiber type and food source.
How fiber in the diet is related to the development of colon cancer was assessed in a population-based study conducted on 231… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Electrophysiology of the human colon: evidence of segmental heterogeneity.
The electrical properties of epithelial cell membranes in human descending and ascending colon were studied using microelectrodes… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Motor responses to food of the ileum, proximal colon, and distal colon of healthy humans.
Intraluminal pressures and motility indexes were recorded from ileum, ascending colon, rectosigmoid colon, and rectum of 6… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
The absorption of insulin from various regions of the rat intestine.
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Onset of cell proliferation in the shortened gut. Colonic hyperplasia after ileal resection.
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
The gradient of electrical potential difference and of sodium and potassium of the gut contents along the caecum and colon of normal and sodium‐depleted rats
1. The Na, K and water content of stools, and of gut contents removed from the terminal ileum, caecum and colon were determined… 
1963
1963
A PHYSIOLOGIC STUDY OF MOTILITY CHANGES FOLLOWING SELECTIVE GASTRIC VAGOTOMY.
Review
1953
Review
1953
Volvulus of the cecum and ascending colon.
Volvulus of the cecum and ascending colon is not as rare as is generally assumed. The early recognition of this type of colonic… 
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