Dr. David W Heitman D.O.
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2801 Stanbridge St Norristown PA, 19401About
Dr. David Heitman is a general surgeon practicing in Norristown, PA. Dr. Heitman specializes in abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas and often thyroid glands. General surgeons are able to deal with almost any surgical or critical care emergency, also involving the skin or soft tissue trauma. Dr. Heitman provides quality surgical service for gravely ill or injured patients and is able to respond quickly due to knowledge of various surgical procedures.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Dietary fibre on cell proliferation in large bowel mucosal crypts near or away from lymphoid nodules and on mineral bioavailability.
- Dietary supplementation with pectin and guar gum on 1,2-dimethylhydrazine-induced colon carcinogenesis in rats.
- Demonstration of the need for end point validation of putative biomarkers: failure of aberrant crypt foci to predict colon cancer incidence.
- Quantitative contribution of factors regulating rat colonic crypt epithelium: role of parenteral and enteral feeding, caloric intake, dietary cellulose level and the colon carcinogen DMH.
- Reduction of colon cancer risk by dietary cellulose supplementation.
- Suppression of a a carcinogen (1,2-dimethylhydrazine dihydrochloride)-induced increase in mitotic activity in the colonic crypts of rats by addition of dietary cellulose.
- Effect of dietary cellulose on cell proliferation and progression of 1,2-dimethylhydrazine-induced colon carcinogenesis in rats.
- Ethanol stimulates leucine uptake by rat fetal hepatocytes via trans-stimulation.
- Effects of ethanol on rat placental and fetal hepatocyte transport of amino acids.
- Stimulatory effects of ethanol on amino acid transport by rat fetal hepatocytes.
- Changes in proliferation and surface morphology in the rat ileum in response to total parenteral nutrition.
- Effects of 1,2-dimethylhydrazine treatment and feeding regimen on rat colonic epithelial cell proliferation.
- The nonfermentable dietary fiber lignin alters putative colon cancer risk factors but does not protect against DMH-induced colon cancer in rats.
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