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Colon Function

Colon Function is a physiological construct within gastrointestinal function that denotes the specialized role of the colon in absorbing water and electrolytes, fermenting undigested nutrients via microbial flora, and facilitating the formation and excretion of feces.

932

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2017–2026

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Comparison of fermentation reactions in different regions of the human colon

G.T. Macfarlane, Glenn R. Gibson, John H. Cummings · Journal of Applied Bacteriology · 1992 · 653 citations

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Factors Contributing to Leakage of Colonic Anastomoses

Theodore R. Schrock, Clifford W. Deveney, ENCLEBERT DUNPHY · Annals of Surgery · 1973 · 510 citations · Full text

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Mechanism of action of dietary fibre in the human colon

Alison M. Stephen, John H. Cummings · Nature · 1980 · 503 citations

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Short-chain fatty acids stimulate colonic transit via intraluminal 5-HT release in rats

Satoshi Fukumoto, Makoto Tatewaki, Tadanori Yamada et al. · American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology · 2003 · 452 citations

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IL-1β-converting enzyme (caspase-1) in intestinal inflammation

Britta Siegmund, Hans-Anton Lehr, Giamila Fantuzzi et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2001 · 417 citations · Full text

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    Michael Camilleri

    Mayo Clinic, United States

    9 publications · 399 citations

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  2. NJ
    Nick J. Spencer

    Flinders University, Australia

    8 publications · 296 citations

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  3. RS
    Rosa Serio

    University of Palermo, Italy

    6 publications · 133 citations

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    Britta Siegmund

    Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany

    6 publications · 812 citations

    6

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  5. SN
    Shaoping Nie

    Nanchang University, China

    6 publications · 396 citations

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Institutions

1.1K

  1. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    14 h-index

    54 publications

    2.2K citations

  2. Mayo Clinic

    Rochester, United States

    14 h-index

    57 publications

    3.5K citations

  3. Inserm

    Paris, France

    11 h-index

    46 publications

    2.3K citations

  4. State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology

    Wuxi, China

    11 h-index

    71 publications

    3.5K citations

  5. University of Iowa

    Iowa City, United States

    9 h-index

    23 publications

    3.2K citations

  6. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    9 h-index

    27 publications

    2.5K citations

  7. Nanchang University

    Nanchang, China

    8 h-index

    49 publications

    2.6K citations

  8. Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine

    Nanjing, China

    8 h-index

    55 publications

    2.3K citations

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  2. Gastroenterology

    40 publications · 3.1K citations

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  3. PubMed

    Repository · 48 publications · 2.1K citations

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  4. Gut

    26 publications · 1.7K citations

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  5. Digestive Diseases and Sciences

    21 publications · 862 citations

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