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Colon structure (body structure)

Known as: colonic, Colon, colons 
The longest part of the large intestine, which is a tube-like organ connected to the small intestine at one end and the anus at the other. The colon… 
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Adenocarcinoma of colonAdenomatous colonic polypsBenign neoplasm of cecumCNTNAP1 protein, human

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CecumDescending colonLeft colic flexureSigmoid colon

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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Induction and prevention of colonic inflammation in IL-2-deficient mice.
Gene-targeted mice deficient for IL-2 (IL-2 -/- mice) are free of apparent disease when maintained under germfree conditions but… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
bcl‐2 and bak may play a pivotal role in sodium butyrate‐induced apoptosis in colonic epithelial cells; however overexpression of bcl‐2 does not protect against bak‐mediated apoptosis
Butyrate, a short chain fatty acid produced in the colon as a result of fermentation of dietary fibre by symbiotic bacteria… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Inhibition of colonic tumor cell growth by biliary glycoprotein.
Biliary glycoproteins (BGPs) are members of the carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) family. These glycoproteins function in vitro as… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Detection of K-ras mutation in colonic effluent samples from patients without evidence of colorectal carcinoma.
BACKGROUND K-ras gene mutation appears in more than 50% of patients with colon tumors. Both its frequency and early appearance… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Promotion of colonic microadenoma growth in mice and rats fed cooked sugar or cooked casein and fat.
We studied the effect of cooked food components on the promotion of microadenoma growth in the colons of mice and rats. CF1 mice… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Gelatinases of metastatic cell lines of murine colonic carcinoma as detected by substrate-gel electrophoresis.
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Lewisx- and sialylated Lewisx-related antigen expression in human malignant and nonmalignant colonic tissues.
Biochemical studies have revealed that some normal cells express the LeX trisaccharide Gal beta 1----4(Fuc alpha 1----3)GlcNAc… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Monoclonal antibodies for carcinoembryonic antigen and related antigens as a model system: a systematic approach for the determination of epitope specificities of monoclonal antibodies.
A systematic approach for the determination of epitope specificities of monoclonal antibodies to a complex antigen system is… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Effect of Quality and Quantity of Dietary Fat and Dimethylhydrazine in Colon Carcinogenesis in Rats 1
Summary The effect, quality, and quantity of dietary fat on colon tumor induction by DMH were studied in rats exposed to a given… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Effects of protein depletion on strength of colonic anastomoses.
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