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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
2013
Highly Cited
2013
The Microbial Metabolites, Short-Chain Fatty Acids, Regulate Colonic Treg Cell Homeostasis
Protecting the Guts Regulatory T cells (Tregs) in the gut are important sentinels in maintaining the peace between our gut and… 
Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Commensal microbe-derived butyrate induces the differentiation of colonic regulatory T cells
Gut commensal microbes shape the mucosal immune system by regulating the differentiation and expansion of several types of T cell… 
Review
2007
Review
2007
Review article: the role of butyrate on colonic function
Background  Butyrate, a short‐chain fatty acid, is a main end‐product of intestinal microbial fermentation of mainly dietary… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Colonic Health: Fermentation and Short Chain Fatty Acids
Interest has been recently rekindled in short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) with the emergence of prebiotics and probiotics aimed at… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Dietary modulation of the human colonic microbiota: updating the concept of prebiotics
Prebiotics are non-digestible (by the host) food ingredients that have a beneficial effect through their selective metabolism in… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Short-chain fatty acids and human colonic function: roles of resistant starch and nonstarch polysaccharides.
Resistant starch (RS) is starch and products of its small intestinal digestion that enter the large bowel. It occurs for various… 
Review
1995
Review
1995
Dietary modulation of the human colonic microbiota: introducing the concept of prebiotics.
Because the human gut microbiota can play a major role in host health, there is currently some interest in the manipulation of… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Hapten-induced model of chronic inflammation and ulceration in the rat colon.
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Short chain fatty acids in human large intestine, portal, hepatic and venous blood.
Evidence for the occurrence of microbial breakdown of carbohydrate in the human colon has been sought by measuring short chain… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
DEMONSTRATION OF TUMOR-SPECIFIC ANTIGENS IN HUMAN COLONIC CARCINOMATA BY IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE AND ABSORPTION TECHNIQUES
Two methods were used to demonstrate the presence of tumor-specific antigens in adenocarcinomata of the human colon: (a) rabbits… 
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