Each villus (individual villi) also has tiny microvilli, which are even smaller projections that also aid digestion. Tiny depressions called "crypts" separate the villi. This is where enterocytes ...

In a mouse with a functioning stem cell niche, the large intestine consists of numerous villi and crypts. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases ...

Using this technique, the researchers were able to control how and where structures such as crypts and villi form in the intestine. The system also allows them to study the role of each of these ...

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 ...

In a recent study, FMI researchers have shed light on how intestinal organoids form crypts, the pockets that house stem cells for gut regeneration and long-term stability. Their findings may have ...