Annals of surgery
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To determine the effect of elective abdominal surgery on the rate of human colon fractional protein synthesis in situ. ⋯ Elective abdominal surgery followed by an uncomplicated postoperative course is associated with a stimulation of colon protein synthesis and possibly also of protein degradation. The postoperative rate of colon protein synthesis is, compared with other tissues, among the highest measured thus far in humans.