The turnover and shedding of epithelial cells

Authors:
  • BCB. Creamer
    B. Creamer
  • RSR. G. Shorter
    R. G. Shorter
  • JBJohn Bamforth
    John Bamforth
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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.