title: Large intestinal biopsies from normal dogs.
abstract: Proctoscopic examination and rectal and colonic biopsies were performed in 10 clinically normal dogs. There was some variation between individuals in the gross and light microscopic appearance of normal canine large intestine but the findings were distinct from those in disease.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001706:Biopsy / Q000662:veterinary; D003106:Colon / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000166:cytology; D004285:Dogs / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000166:cytology; D007420:Intestine, Large / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000166:cytology; D011351:Proctoscopy / Q000662:veterinary; D012007:Rectum / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000166:cytology