Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Intestinal villi (singular: villus)are tiny, finger-like projections that line the ...

While this image might look like a multicolored tile floor, it is actually a cross section through the fingerlike bumps on the intestinal wall called villi. The cells within the villi, which you can ...

Pathogen-fighting immune cells go through a surprising transformation and relocation as they fight infections in the gut.

Pathogen-fighting immune cells called tissue-resident memory CD8 T cells (TRM cells) go through a surprising transformation -- and relocation -- as they fight infections in the small intestine.

An IBEC-led study describes the development of an innovative method to control the formation of crypt-like structures and ...

This image shows vertical slices, from top to bottom, through several villi from the small intestine of a mouse. The outer membranes of the intestinal villi are represented by solid-colored lines (1).

An IBEC-led study describes the development of an innovative method to control the formation of crypt-like structures and ...

Because sex and pregnancy hormones regulate RANK–RANKL signalling, we assessed the structure of intestinal villi — tiny, finger-like protrusions in the gut lining that provide a large surface ...

The result is formation of multiple villi and microvilli. Intestinal villi, with their branching projections and folds, increase the surface area for absorption tremendously. With a combination of ...

“They can wipe out a lot of the good bacteria that are in the gut.” Antibiotics can also cause villi, the little finger-like projections in the intestines that move things along, to lie ...