report the thickness of both an 'inner layer' and 'outer layer' of mucus; in the cecum, the inner layer was measured to be 5.6 ± 0.2 μm in the colon ... including the mucosal linings of the ...

For a brief review of GI anatomy and physiology, see Sidebar 2. As early as 1975, the triad of GI mucosal injury, presence of bacteria in the gut, and introduction of a metabolic substrate (eg ...

Some of which are transient, and some are permanent. Some of the effects are an increase in the number and size of the mucosal glands, which makes them secrete more viscous and comparatively more ...

The pharyngeal branch travels to the rear of the upper portion of the pharynx, which is the part of the throat behind the mouth and nose. It provides sensory function to the mucosal glands of the ...

In general, that crypts are capable of fusing further highlights the plasticity of the epithelial cell population in the colon. We and others have thought of crypts/glands as the basic ‘units of ...

2 16 20 21 However, contrary to previous assumptions, classical antimicrobial proteins were not detected.18 19 Presumably, the healthy colon, given its impervious inner mucus layer, does not require ...