Lysozyme (muramidase), a bactericidal enzyme, appears early in fetal life and is secreted in the bowel by Paneth cells in the small intestine. Delay in Paneth cell maturation may impair production ...

Increased size of one or more lymph nodes. Most are in the neck. Also, includes swollen lymph nodes in the armpit or groin It's larger than the same node on the other side of the body Normal nodes are ...

The procedures included axillary lymph node dissection (removing lymph nodes in the armpits) and sentinel node biopsies (removing the lymph nodes closest to the breast cancer). In those who wore ...

These guidelines aim to help clinicians manage patients who have had an intestinal resection that leaves a short length (about 2 m or less) of small bowel remaining. The preliminary guidelines were ...