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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2014; 20(4): 923-942
Published online Jan 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i4.923
Figure 1
Figure 1 Schematic representation of an individual colon crypt showing the position of different cell types. Stem cells lie at the bottom of the crypt and through an asymmetric division are responsible for generating all epithelial cell types along the crypt-villus axis.