Mucins and gastrointestinal malignancy. A new approach to the interpretation of biopsies.
Mucous secretion in the gastrointestinal tract shows regional variations: neutral mucins predominate in the gastric mucosa, sialic acid-rich compounds in the small intestine and sulphated mucins in the large intestine; glycoprotein synthesis also varies with cell maturation from crypt to surface ep...
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Language: | English |
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Ordem dos Médicos
1979-07-01
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Series: | Acta Médica Portuguesa |
Online Access: | https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/1253 |