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CRYPT

Deep pit that protrudes down into the connective tissue surrounding the little intestine. The epithelium at the base of the crypt is the site of stem cell proliferation and the differentiated cells move upwards and are shed 3-5 days later at the tips of the villi. This entry appears with alow from the Vocabulary of Cell and Molecular Biology
spina pubis   spina scapulae   spina suprameatica   spinate   spina trochlearis   spina tympanica major   spina tympanica minor   spina ventosa   (22)
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