title: Ex vivo measurements of mucus secretion by colon explants.
abstract: An explant tissue system for the study and recording of mucus secretion has been developed. Human colon biopsies or tissue from experimental animals are mounted in a horizontal perfusion chamber and the mucus accumulated on the apical side is observed and measured.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Biochemistry, Mucin Biology Group, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: Jenny K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Gustafsson
authors.forename: Henrik
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sjövall
authors.forename: Gunnar C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Hansson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001706:Biopsy; D003106:Colon / Q000378:metabolism*; D003113:Colonoscopy; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D051379:Mice; D009093:Mucus / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats