Cross section of intestinal epithelium (IMAGE)

Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Cross section of intestinal epithelium

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Stem cells divide at the bottom of the intestinal crypts and the resulting cells are pushed upwards to the top pf the villi where they are discarded

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