<i>Drosophila</i> Intestinal Stem Cells (IMAGE)

Salk Institute

<i>Drosophila</i> Intestinal Stem Cells

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Drosophila intestinal stem cells (ISCs) respond to nutrient availability. In flies that are fed a normal diet, a large pool of intestinal stem cells (green) is actively dividing generating daughter enteroblasts (green nuclei surrounded by a red cell membrane).

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Image: Courtesy of Dr. Lei Wang, Salk Institute for Biological Studies

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