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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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Capillary plexusEpithelium of intestinal villusIntestinal MucosaSmall intestine mucous membrane

Narrower (2)

Myocytes, Smooth MuscleNerve Fibers, Unmyelinated

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Villus

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1993
1993
Report of National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Workshop on Chorionic Villus Sampling and Limb and Other Defects, October 20, 1992.
A Workshop on Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS) was convened by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD… 
1986
1986
Identification of a transformation-sensitive 110-kDa plasma membrane glycoprotein of rat hepatocytes.
Monoclonal antibodies were used to define cell surface antigens which are present on rat hepatocytes but are absent from hepatoma… 
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… 
1983
1983
Uptake of 7-dehydro derivatives of cholesterol, campesterol, and beta-sitosterol by rat erythrocytes, jejunal villus cells, and brush border membranes.
We have determined the effect of the side chain on the uptake of sterols from micellar solutions by isolated rat jejunal villus… 
1982
1982
The effect of protein-deficient isoenergetic diets on the growth of rat jejunal mucosa
1. Newly weaned 21-d-old male rats were given isoenergetic diets containing 200, 100 and 50 g protein/kg for 7, 14, 28 or 70 d… 
1979
1979
Immune receptors (IgG-Fc and complement receptors) in normal human organs.
The presence of immune receptors (IgG-Fc and complement receptors) was examined in normal human tissues from various organs… 
1977
1977
Sterol synthesis in intestinal villi and crypt cells of rats and guinea pigs.
The villi of the small intestine of rats and guinea pigs have been demonstrated to be capable of as rapid synthesis of sterols as… 
1976
1976
Proliferative kinetics of large and small intraepithelial lymphocytes in the small intestine of the mouse.
The proliferative kinetics of the intraepithelial lymphocytes (IL) of the mouse intestine have been evaluated. By inducing… 
1963
1963
Electron-microscopic changes across irradiated rat intestinal villi.
Morphological changes in irradiated rat intestinal villi were observed under an electron microscope. Neither thiamine transport… 
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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