Crypt-base-columnar cells are continuously dividing intestinal stem cells that generate IECs, which are composed by distinct specialised cell types that play different functions: Enterocytes (in the ...

Villi are tiny, hair-like projections and tissues composed of the cells lining your small intestine's inside walls. They serve a critical role in digestion, absorbing nutrients from food and helping ...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have uncovered a more detailed picture of how the intestinal epithelium – the lining of the intestines – heals itself after infection with rotavirus. A ...