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The colon: Normal ultrastructure and pathological patterns

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Ultrastructure of the Digestive Tract

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This chapter will focus on the large intestine, which begins at the ileocecal valve and includes the cecum, appendix, ascending, transverse, descending and sigmoid colon and rectum. The histologic and ultrastructural organization of the colon reflects its main function, the absorption of water and elimination of undigested material, a process facilitated by mucus secretion.

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  1. Assistant Professor of Pathology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquetque, New Mexico, 87131, USA

    Margaret B. Listrom (Attending Pathologist)

  2. Veterans Administration Medical Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87131, USA

    Margaret B. Listrom (Attending Pathologist)

  3. University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87131, USA

    Cecilia M. Fenoglio-Preiser (Professor of Pathology, Chief)

  4. Laboratory Service, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87108, USA

    Cecilia M. Fenoglio-Preiser (Professor of Pathology, Chief)

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  1. Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine University of Rome, Rome, Italy

    P. M. Motta M.D., Ph.D.

  2. Department of Anatomy, Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, Japan

    H. Fujita M.D.

  3. Department of Anatomy, University Medical School, Rome, Italy

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Listrom, M.B., Fenoglio-Preiser, C.M. (1988). The colon: Normal ultrastructure and pathological patterns. In: Motta, P.M., Fujita, H., Correr, S. (eds) Ultrastructure of the Digestive Tract. Electron Microscopy in Biology and Medicine, vol 4. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2071-5_8

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