Knocking out a single gene reprograms part of the large intestine to function like the nutrient-absorbing small intestine. In ...

Each villus (individual villi) also has tiny microvilli ... found in the connective tissues of the small intestines, just beneath the epithelium. Tuft cells and receptors in the villi trigger ...

With a combination of the villi and microvilli in the small intestine, it is estimated there ... Each epithelial cell has a characteristic brush border area containing as many as 1,000 microvilli ...

Researchers found that a small population of immune cells in the mouse intestine prevents allergic responses to food, suggesting that targeting such cells therapeutically could potentially lead to a ...

In the fight against bacterial pathogens, researchers are combining vaccination with targeted colonization of the intestine by harmless microorganisms. This approach could potentially mark a turning ...

these drugs get easily adsorbed onto the microvilli structure of the small intestinal epithelium, resulting in premature drug ...