CELL PROLIFERATION KINETICS IN THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT OF MAN. I. CELL RENEWAL IN COLON AND RECTUM*

Abstract

third patient with a carcinoma of the rectum 8 cm proximal to the anal orifice was studied. Although all patients had carcinoma and known metastases, and had recently lost weight, they were fairly well-nourished at the time of these studies.