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Sigmoid colon

Known as: COLON, SIGMOID, An S-shaped section of the colon, colon sigmoid 
The portion of the colon that connects to the descending colon above and the rectum below.(On-line Medical Dictionary)
National Institutes of Health

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Blood supply aspectsBody partChromoscopyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology

Broader (6)

Colon structure (body structure)Female pelvisGastrointestinal systemHindgut

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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
RAPID CHANGES OF PHOTOSPHERIC MAGNETIC FIELD AFTER TETHER-CUTTING RECONNECTION AND MAGNETIC IMPLOSION
The rapid, irreversible change of the photospheric magnetic field has been recognized as an important element of the solar flare… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
ON THE ERUPTION OF CORONAL FLUX ROPES
We present three-dimensional MHD simulations of the evolution of the magnetic field in the corona where the emergence of a… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Hand-assisted laparoscopic sigmoid colectomy: helping hand or hindrance?
BackgroundHand-assisted laparoscopic colectomy has been introduced as an alternative to the standard laparoscopic technique, but… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Operative treatment of acute complications of diverticular disease: primary or secondary anastomosis after sigmoid resection.
OBJECTIVE To assess the comparative effects of two surgical regimens on the outcome of acute complicated diverticular disease… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Expression of the purported sigma1 (σ1) receptor in the mammalian brain and its possible relevance in deficits induced by antagonism of the NMDA receptor complex as revealed using an antisense…
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Colorectal Mini-De Novo Carcinoma: A Reality in Germany Too
Background and Study Aims: Patients and Methods: Results: Conclusions: 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Transport of sodium, chloride, and taurocholate by cultured rat hepatocytes.
Transport of sodium, chloride, and taurocholate was studied in primary cultures of adult rat hepatocytes incubated in a balanced… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Sigmoid curves, non-linear double-reciprocal plots and allosterism.
1. The theory of plane curves was applied to the graphical methods used in enzyme kinetics and a mathematical analysis of the… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
The pH sensitivity of the chloride conductance of frog skeletal muscle
1. The effect of changes in the pH of the extracellular solution on the membrane conductance of frog sartorius and toe muscle… 
Highly Cited
1953
Highly Cited
1953
A study of the carcinogenic effect of beta-naphthylamine on the normal and substituted isolated sigmoid loop bladder of dogs.
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