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Lrig1 + Stem Cells and Their Role During Colitis Recovery

Jahahn, Nicholas (2017)

The intestine is a highly regenerative organ in humans and mice in which epithelial cells are replenished weekly and damage is rapidly repaired. Lrig1 protein has been shown to mark a population of quiescent stem cells ...
Lrig3 is Necessary for Proper Cellular Census in the Stem Cell Compartment of the Colonic Epithelium in Homeostasis and Regeneration

Stevenson, Janelle (University of Oregon, 2022-10-04)

The cellular census of the colonic crypt is tightly regulated to provide a protective barrier from the external environment and actively renew every five-to-seven days. The crypt is formed into U-shaped invaginations that ...