Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Intestinal villi (singular: villus)are tiny, finger-like projections that line the ...

Because sex and pregnancy hormones regulate RANK–RANKL signalling, we assessed the structure of intestinal villi — tiny, finger-like protrusions in the gut lining that provide a large surface ...

Pathogen-fighting immune cells go through a surprising transformation and relocation as they fight infections in the gut.

These cells are split between the tiny, finger-like "villi" structures that line the small intestine or the "crypts" between the protruding villi. The researchers found that progenitor-like T RM ...