Age-related human small intestine methylation: evidence for stem cell niches

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The small intestine is constructed of many crypts and villi, and mouse studies suggest that each crypt contains multiple stem cells. Very little is known about human small intestines because mouse fate mapping strategies are impracti...

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Main Authors: Tavaré Simon, Siegmund Kimberly D, Kim Jung, Shibata Darryl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-06-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/3/10