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. 1961 Sep;2(3):277–284. doi: 10.1136/gut.2.3.277

The microvilli of the small intestinal surface epithelium in coeliac disease and in idiopathic steatorrhoea

Margot Shiner, M S C Birbeck
PMCID: PMC1413275  PMID: 13912024

Abstract

This paper records the electron microscopic appearances in patients with coeliac disease and idiopathic steatorrhoea, and draws attention to the changes in the microvilli.

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