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Feces

Known as: poop, faecal, faeces 
The material discharged from the bowel during defecation. It consists of undigested food, intestinal mucus, epithelial cells, and bacteria.
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Mucosal uptake, mucosal transfer and retention of iron, measured by whole-body counting.
A method is described which enables simple and accurate measurement of the separate steps of iron absorption. A double isotope… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Faecally derived hydrolytic enzymes from Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus: physicochemical characterisation of potential allergens.
The previous findings that the group I and III mite allergens, and amylase present in mite faeces are hydrolytic enzymes has… 
Review
1978
Review
1978
The defense against hyperkalemia: the roles of insulin and aldosterone.
POTASSIUM homeostasis can be conveniently divided into two inter-related systems: external and internal potassium balance… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
The interaction of dietary fibers and cholesterol upon the plasma lipids and lipoproteins, sterol balance, and bowel function in human subjects.
To identify any metabolic effects of dietary fiber upon cholesterol metabolism in man, six adult volunteer subjects were fed… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Gastrointestinal blood loss. Effect of aspirin, fenoprofen, and acetaminophen in rheumatoid arthritis as determined by sequential gastroscopy and radioactive fecal markers.
The feasibility of determining the exact site and amount of drug-induced gastric bleeding was tested. Fourteen patients with… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Determination of the colonization resistance of the digestive tract of individual mice
SUMMARY It has been shown that it is possible to investigate the colonization resistance in individual mice by determining the… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Changes in sucrase, enterokinase, and peptide hydrolase after intestinal resection. The association of cellular hyperplasia and adaptation.
In a study of changes in digestive enzymes after massive intestinal resection and the mechanisms by which such changes occur… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Resistant Urinary Infections Resulting from Changes in Resistance Pattern of Faecal Flora Induced by Sulphonamide and Hospital Environment*
The faecal flora was studied in eight children admitted to hospital for treatment of a first urinary infection with sulphonamides… 
Highly Cited
1958
Highly Cited
1958
THE DEMONSTRATION OF INTRAVASCULAR HAEMOLYSIS BY MEANS OF SERUM PAPER ELECTROPHORESIS AND A MODIFICATION OF SCHUMM'S REACTION
In studying the pathogenesis of anaemia associated with many clinical disorders one is often confronted with the problem of… 
Highly Cited
1954
Highly Cited
1954
Measurement of feed intake by grazing cattle and sheep. 6. The determation of chromic oxide in faeces.
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