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Gastrointestinal tract structure

Known as: Alimentary tract, Gastrointestinal Tracts, Gut 
The upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract is comprised of mouth, pharynx, esophagus and stomach while the lower GI tract consists of intestines and anus… 
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Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Immunology of the gastrointestinal tract
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
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Cadmium and zinc in pregnancy and lactation.
Radioactive cadmium (109Cd) and zinc (65Zn) were injected subcutaneously into pregnant rats. More cadmium than zinc was found in… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
The role of the hypothalamus and amygdala in food intake, alimentary motivation and emotional reactions.
Highly Cited
1964
Highly Cited
1964
ABSORPTION, METABOLISM, AND EXCRETION OF OXAZEPAM AND ITS SUCCINATE HALF-ESTER.
C 14 -Oxazepam was administered orally to dogs, rats, and pigs. Radioassay of blood, various tissues, and excreta indicated that… 
Highly Cited
1963
Highly Cited
1963
Metabolism of acetate, propionate and butyrate by sheep-liver slices.
Short-chain fatty acids constitute a major energy source in ruminants (Annison & Lewis, 1959). These products of ruminal… 
Highly Cited
1962
Highly Cited
1962
Protein synthesis in mitochondria. 2. Rate of incorporation in vitro of radioactive amino acids into soluble proteins in the mitochondrial fraction, including catalase, malic dehydrogenase and…
29 apparently influenced by the calcium content of the diet and it would appear likely that in animals maintained on a diet with… 
Highly Cited
1961
Highly Cited
1961
MODIFICATIONS OF HISTOCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES FOR THE DEMONSTRATION OF CYTOCHROME OXIDASE
Four reagents were employed in conjunction with p-aminodiphenylamine as new histochemical substrates for cytochrome oxidase. The… 
Highly Cited
1956
Highly Cited
1956
Pathogenesis and treatment of macrocytic anemia; information obtained with radioactive vitamin B12.
The clinical manifestations of pernicious anemia are believed to be wholly attributable to a deficiency of vitamin B12. This… 
Highly Cited
1940
Highly Cited
1940
THE EFFECT OF DISTENTION OF ABDOMINAL VISCERA: ON THE CORONARY BLOOD FLOW AND ON ANGINA PECTORIS
The incidence of anginal pain following the ingestion of food has been commented on by most of the writers on angina pectoris…