Enteroendocrine cells growing in intestinal organoids (IMAGE)

Boston Children's Hospital

Enteroendocrine cells growing in intestinal organoids

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Using a newly developed protocol, Daniel Zeve, MD, and David Breault, MD, have been able to derive human enteroendocrine cells from human intestinal stem cells. They are shown here growing in a 3-D intestinal organoid.

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Daniel Zeve, Boston Children’s Hospital

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