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Depiction of the anatomy of intestinal epithelium and enteric nervous system. Cartoon depiction of small intestinal and colonic epithelium showing differentiated cell types, transit-amplifying cells, and enteric nerve and glial cells. Lgr5: leucine-rich repeat-containing G-protein coupled receptor 5, Bmi1: B-cell-specific Moloney murine leukemia virus integration site 1, Reg4: regenerating islet-derived protein 4.
