The authors evaluated cell kinetics of apparently normal rectal mucosa in the following subjects: 25 with single small adenoma (smaller than 10 mm) of the large bowel, 12 with multiple small adenomas, 28 with a single large adenoma (larger than 10 mm), 22 bearing multiple adenomas among which at lea
Epithelial cell proliferation of colorectal mucosa in normal subjects and in patients with polyps or cancer of the large bowel
โ Scribed by Ponz de Leon, M.; Roncucci, L.; Tassi, L.; Smerieri, O.; Di Donato, P.; Malagoli, G.
- Book ID
- 122557035
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1987
- Weight
- 123 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0277-5379
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