An ex vivo method for studying mucus formation, properties, and thickness in human colonic biopsies and mouse small and large intestinal explants

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 302, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 430-438

  Gustafsson, Jenny K ^a   Ermund, Anna ^a   Johansson, Malin E V ^a   Schütte, André ^a   Hansson, Gunnar C ^a   Sjövall, Henrik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carbachol; Colon; Ileum; Mucin; Mucus growth

Indexed keywords

CARBACHOL;

ADHESION; ADULT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COLON; COLON BIOPSY; EXPLANT; FEMALE; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILEUM; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; MUCUS; MUCUS SECRETION; NONHUMAN; PERMEABILITY BARRIER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; COLON; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; ILEUM; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MICE; MUCUS;

EID: 84856703493     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: 15221547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00405.2011     Document Type: Article

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