Intestinal stem cells promote crypt fission during postnatal growth of the small intestine

Objective Wnt-β-catenin signalling is essential for intestinal stem cells. Our aim was to investigate the relationship between intestinal stem cells and crypt fission which peaks during infancy.Design Duodenal biopsies were obtained during endoscopy to assess the severity of reflux oesophagitis of 1...

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Main Authors: Zenab Mustansir Dudhwala, Paul D Hammond, Gordon S Howarth, Adrian Gerard Cummins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-12-01
Series:BMJ Open Gastroenterology
Online Access:https://bmjopengastro.bmj.com/content/7/1/e000388.full