Cross-Section of the Inner Lining of a Cancerous Tumor (IMAGE)

Weizmann Institute of Science

Cross-Section of the Inner Lining of a Cancerous Tumor

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This is the cross-section of the inner lining of a human gut adjacent to a cancerous tumor. The enzyme ASL (red-brown), which helps manufacture nitric oxide, has accumulated in unusually high amounts in cells of the lining, probably in an attempt to alleviate the inflammation that commonly occurs in the gut of colon cancer patients.

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Weizmann Institute of Science

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