Histochemistry of the surface mucous gel layer of the human colon.

Matsuo, Keisuke; Ota, Hiroyoshi; Akamatsu, Taiji; Sugiyama, Atsushi; Katsuyama, Tsutomu

doi:10.1136/gut.40.6.782

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Histochemistry of the surface mucous gel layer of the human colon.

Published in Gut • Jun 1, 1997

Authors:

Keisuke Matsuo

Hiroyoshi Ota

Taiji Akamatsu

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Histochemical analysis of the surface mucous gel layer of the human colon is difficult, as it dissolves in fixatives. This study was undertaken to explore the surface mucous gel layer on the normal mucosa and neoplastic tissues of the large intestine. In addition, the distributi...

Subject

Mucin

Large intestine

Pathology

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