Enteroendocrine cells are specifically marked by cell surface expression of claudin-4 in mouse small intestine.

Enteroendocrine cells are solitary epithelial cells scattered throughout the gastrointestinal tract and produce various types of hormones, constituting one of the largest endocrine systems in the body. The study of these rare epithelial cells has been hampered by the difficulty in isolating them bec...

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Main Authors: Takahiro Nagatake, Harumi Fujita, Nagahiro Minato, Yoko Hamazaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3948345?pdf=render