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<pathology> Deep pit that protrudes down into the connective tissue surrounding the small 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 permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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