Intestinal stem cells are multipotent adult stem cells, which in mammals reside in the base of the crypts of the adult intestine. Intestinal stem cells continuously self-renew by dividing and ...

2008;5(7):366-367. The clinical finding of malabsorption after massive resection of the small intestine is known as short-bowel syndrome. The remaining intestine undergoes compensatory ...

Barrett's esophagus is an acquired metaplastic abnormality in which the normal stratified squamous epithelium lining of the esophagus is replaced by an intestinal-like columnar epithelium.

During pregnancy, the breasts expand, resting heart rate speeds up, and organs shift to accommodate the growing fetus. And now, scientists have added one more item to this list: the gut grows ...

Salmonella bacteria invade and destroy the cells that line the intestine, known as the intestinal epithelium. This makes it harder for your intestine to absorb water and digest food properly. As a ...

The stem cells are propagated in vitro and form mature intestinal epithelium upon growth factor manipulation. In order to increase the complexity of this human biomimetic model, we are integrating ...

The mechanisms that cause these symptoms are not fully understood. The stress of heat and oxidative damage during exercise causes disruption to intestinal epithelial cell tight junction proteins ...