Preferred Label : intervillus pockets;
Uberon definition : A portion of tissue formed between the base of the intestinal villi that is part of
the intestinal epithelium where intestinal stem cells are located. In the intestine
no crypts are present, but, the regions between the villi, the intervillus pockets,
have a crypt-like function. Cells are produced in the intervillus pockets and shed
from the villus tips.;
Origin ID : 2005256;
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A portion of tissue formed between the base of the intestinal villi that is part of
the intestinal epithelium where intestinal stem cells are located. In the intestine
no crypts are present, but, the regions between the villi, the intervillus pockets,
have a crypt-like function. Cells are produced in the intervillus pockets and shed
from the villus tips.
