The isolation, purification, tissue localization and identification of a glycoprotein found in the crude mucus gel of patients with carcinoma of the stomach

Includes bibliographical references (leaves 101-138). === The thin layer of crude mucus lining the human gastric mucosa protects the delicate gastric epithelium from the high shear forces associated with digestion. Gastric mucus is composed largely of water (>90%) and a complex mixture of organic...

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Main Author: Nthato, Chirwa
Other Authors: Mall, Anwar Suleman
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10873