Human intestinal ephitelium (IMAGE)

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Human intestinal ephitelium

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Epithelial cells in samples of aged human intestines, shown here, tested positive for uPAR, a surface marker of senescence. They also exhibited a lack or absence of the tumor suppressor p21.

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Amor Vegas & Beyaz labs/CSHL

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