Intestinal Physiology: Fruit Flies vs. Humans (image)

Boston Children's Hospital

Caption

The fruit fly intestine shares much of the same physiology of the human intestine, just simpler and on a smaller scale.

Credit

Adam Wong, PhD. Modified from Disease Models & Mechanisms. doi: 10.1242/dmm.023408.

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