title: Excellent enteric explorers.
abstract: As if following the natural course of an ingested particle, several structures in the gastrointestinal tract which were named after their discoverers are presented including concise backgrounds of these pioneers of the human intestines.
authors.affiliation: Amphia Hospital, Breda, Amsterdam,The Netherlands. mp_somford@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Matthijs P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Somford
authors.forename: Geertruid Mh
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Marres
authors.forename: George P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: van der Schelling
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000266:history*; D005762:Gastroenterology / Q000266:history*; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans