Villi are tiny, hair-like projections and tissues composed of the cells lining your small intestine's inside walls. They ...

During fetal development, the small intestine undergoes several invaginations, where the small bowel becomes ensheathed. The result is formation of multiple villi and microvilli. Intestinal villi ...

Many people are concerned about gluten intolerance and are convinced they feel better on a gluten-free diet. The consumer ...

The inner lining of the small intestine nearly doubles in size during pregnancy and breastfeeding, according to new research in mice and human tissue.

These nutrients are taken into the bloodstream, via millions of tiny, fingerlike projections called villi, and transported to the liver. What's left in the digestive tract passes into the large ...

called BEST4+, emerged as vital to the regrowth of the python’s intestinal villi. These are tiny, finger-like projections that jut out from the intestine, increasing the organ’s surface area ...

Discussions surrounding gluten have taken the centre-stage since quite some time now Several individuals are not tolerant of ...

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 that it is lined ...

A human intestinal organoid, displaying typical ‘budding crypts’ and a central ‘villus-like’ domain. The main intestinal cell types are shown in green, blue, red and purple. Membranes are ...

Researchers examined what a shortened bowel looks like over time, and discovered that the villi—tiny, hairlike, fingerlike ...

The epithelial lining of our intestine is organized in a crypt-villi architecture and serves many essential functions including maintenance of barrier, digestion and nutrient absorption. Due to the ...