19 November 2023
Renewal Noticed
The gall bladder and bile ducts and associated small glands are a part of the digestive system, distinct from the liver, known as the extrahepatic biliary tree. This study reveals the mechanisms underlying how, like the gut, these components constantly renew their lining cells (epithelium)
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- Image from work by Serrena Singh and colleagues
- Section of Digestive Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
- Image originally published with a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- Published in Developmental Cell, October 2023
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