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. 1961 Jun;2(2):110-8.
doi: 10.1136/gut.2.2.110.

The turnover and shedding of epithelial cells. I. The turnover in the gastro-intestinal tract

B CREAMER, R G SHORTER, J BAMFORTH

The turnover and shedding of epithelial cells. I. The turnover in the gastro-intestinal tract

B CREAMER et al. Gut. 1961 Jun.

Abstract

This paper confirms that the epithelial lining of the small intestine is in a state of continuous replacement and demonstrates that the whole of the gastrointestinal epithelium has a similar dynamic equilibrium.

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