Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have found that the small intestine grows in response to pregnancy in mice. This ...

Pregnancy permanently lengthens the small intestine in mice, enhancing nutrient absorption for mother and offspring. Genetic ...

Villi are found in the innermost layer of your intestine, known as the mucosa. Epithelial cells make up the villi, and several types of these cells exist. These include: Villi are extremely tiny ...

Located over the entire surface of the small intestine, the villus can be found from about the common bile duct to the ileocecal valve. A single layer of columnar epithelium containing capillaries ...

The epithelial lining of our intestine is organized in a crypt-villi architecture and serves many essential functions including maintenance of barrier, digestion and nutrient absorption. Due to the ...

Netrin-1 was found mainly at the base of the crypts of the intestinal villi and decreased in a gradient towards the distal end, whereas DCC was expressed throughout the intestinal epithelium.

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have found that the small intestine grows in response to pregnancy in mice. This ...