Gut Repair Glands (IMAGE)

WashU Medicine

Gut Repair Glands

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Scientists have identified a protein that is critical to repairing glands in the intestine’s inner lining. The glands appear as dark green spots above and are rebuilt every two to four weeks as the inner lining of the gut is continually renewed.

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Hiroyuki Miyoshi

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