TY - JOUR AU - Croucher, Lisa J. AU - Bury, Jonathan P. AU - Williams, Elizabeth A. AU - Riley, Stuart A. AU - Corfe, Bernard M. PY - 2008 DA - 2008/11/14 TI - Commonly used bowel preparations have significant and different effects upon cell proliferation in the colon: a pilot study JO - BMC Gastroenterology SP - 54 VL - 8 IS - 1 AB - Markers of crypt cell proliferation are frequently employed in studies of the impact of genetic and exogenous factors on human colonic physiology. Human studies often rely on the assessment of tissue acquired at endoscopy. Modulation of cell proliferation by bowel preparation with oral laxatives may confound the findings of such studies, but there is little data on the impact of commonly used bowel preparations on markers of cell proliferation. SN - 1471-230X UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-230X-8-54 DO - 10.1186/1471-230X-8-54 ID - Croucher2008 ER -