RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 The turnover and shedding of epithelial cells JF Gut JO Gut FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Society of Gastroenterology SP 117 OP 118 DO 10.1136/gut.2.2.117 VO 2 IS 2 YR 1961 UL http://gut.bmj.com/content/2/2/117.abstract AB The loss of epithelial cells from the tips of villi is a visible phenomenon in the opened small intestine of the dog.