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Intestinal Villus

Known as: Villus, Villus intestinalis (Intestinum tenue), intestinal villi 
A finger-like projection of the plasma membrane found in the epithelial cells lining the intestinal tract that increase the lumen surface area.
National Institutes of Health

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8 relations
Capillary plexusEpithelium of intestinal villusIntestinal MucosaSmall intestine mucous membrane

Narrower (2)

Myocytes, Smooth MuscleNerve Fibers, Unmyelinated

Broader (1)

Villus

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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Complex regulation of the lactase-phlorizin hydrolase promoter by GATA-4.
Lactase-phlorizin hydrolase (LPH), a marker of intestinal differentiation, is expressed in absorptive enterocytes on small… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Major burn trauma in rats promotes cardiac and gastrointestinal apoptosis.
The hypothesis that cardiac functional abnormalities that occur after major burn trauma are paralleled by an increased incidence… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Localization of alpha/beta and gamma/delta T lymphocytes in Cryptosporidium parvum-infected tissues in naive and immune calves
The nature of the host's T-lymphocyte population within the intestinal villi following Cryptosporidium parvum infection was… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Intestinal folate transport: identification of a cDNA involved in folate transport and the functional expression and distribution of its mRNA.
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Localization of neurotrophin-3-like immunoreactivity in peripheral tissues of the rat
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Anxiety reduction after chorionic villus sampling and genetic amniocentesis.
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Ontogeny of non-lymphoid and lymphoid cells in the rat gut with special reference to large mononuclear Ia-positive dendritic cells.
The ontogeny of rat Peyer's patches was studied with special reference to Ia-positive dendritic cells. The 16-day-old foetus… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Immunosuppression in Trypanosoma brucei infections in rats and mice.
Highly Cited
1964
Highly Cited
1964
Effect of a Diet containing Sodium Deoxycholate on the Intestinal Mucosa of the Mouse
THE life-span of the mucosal cell of the intestinal villi is short; reported values range from about 1 to 2 days depending on the… 
Highly Cited
1955
Highly Cited
1955
ACTIVE TRANSPORT AND SECRETION
ACTIVE TRANSPORT AND SECRETION Active Transport and Secr-etion. No. VIII, Symposia of the Society for Experimental Biology. (Pp… 
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