Intestinal Stem Cell Development in the Neonatal Gut: Pathways Regulating Development and Relevance to Necrotizing Enterocolitis
The intestine is extremely dynamic and the epithelial cells that line the intestine get replaced every 3–5 days by highly proliferative intestinal stem cells (ISCs). The instructions for ISCs to self-renew or to differentiate come as cues from their surrounding microenvironment or their niche. A sma...
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MDPI AG
2021-02-01
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Series: | Cells |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/2/312 |