Intestinal villi (singular: villus)are tiny, finger-like projections that line the interior (lumen) of the small intestine.

While this image might look like a multicolored tile floor, it is actually a cross section through the fingerlike bumps on the intestinal wall called villi. The cells within the villi, which you can ...

Replicating the structure of the intestinal villi is important because the specific location of different microbial species within a 3D substrate influences how they organize and function ...

This image shows vertical slices, from top to bottom, through several villi from the small intestine of a mouse. The outer membranes of the intestinal villi are represented by solid-colored lines (1).

The intestinal immune system can usually recognize friend from foe. But for approximately 30 million Americans with food allergies—including four million children—immune cells mistakenly ...

and crypts (where the cells supplying the villi are produced) became longer and deeper at the same time as the gut lengthened, but both returned to pre-pregnancy values just seven days after weaning.

and crypts (where the cells supplying the villi are produced) became longer and deeper at the same time as the gut lengthened, but both returned to pre-pregnancy values just seven days after weaning.

The result is formation of multiple villi and microvilli. Intestinal villi, with their branching projections and folds, increase the surface area for absorption tremendously. With a combination of ...

and crypts (where the cells supplying the villi are produced) became longer and deeper at the same time as the gut lengthened, but both returned to pre-pregnancy values just seven days after weaning.

and crypts (where the cells supplying the villi are produced) became longer and deeper at the same time as the gut lengthened, but both returned to pre-pregnancy values just seven days after weaning.