Intestinal villi (singular: villus)are tiny, finger-like projections that line the interior (lumen) of the small intestine. The primary function of villi is to absorb nutrients from food and ...

The scientists reported on their findings in Cell Reports, in a paper titled “ BMP gradient along the intestinal villus axis controls zonated enterocyte and goblet cell status.” The small ...

Iron-containing macrophages, present in various tissues in patients with iron-storage diseases, have been demonstrated to pass from the intestinal villus into the intestinal lumen, acting to transp ...

Livin’ la Villi Loca You may think of the small intestine as a smooth tube that winds its way through your abdomen. But if you were to look really closely at the inside of the intestine, you would see ...

The human small intestine is an essential organ that helps us absorb nutrients and vitamins from food. It is an average of 6 meters long and is covered with millions of villi that are separated by ...

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is an acquired condition of diffuse necrotic injury to the mucosal and submucosal layers of the bowel. It is the most serious gastrointestinal (GI) disorder that ...

An Intestinal Mosaic 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 ...

Breastmilk promotes the growth of bifidobacteria, which produce acetic and lactic acid that in turn inhibits the growth of many pathogenic, gram-negative organisms. [50,51] VLBW infants have a ...