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In mammals, embryonic development requires a placenta that forms by implantation of the blastocyst in the maternal organism. The placenta is an autonomous and transitory organ that allows nutritional ...

Perfusion in the human placenta is an important physiological phenomenon which shows the placental conditions. The magnitude of placental perfusion can be evaluated by 3D power Doppler and ...

Villi are tiny projections in the small intestine that help absorb nutrients and aid digestion. Damage to your villi can lead ...

Celiac disease is the most known cause of villous atrophy. Villous atrophy can lead to serious nutritional deficiencies. Some medications and other conditions can also cause villous atrophy. Villous ...

Gluten is digested by luminal and brush-border enzymes into amino acids and peptides. The gliadin peptides induce changes in the epithelium through the innate immune system and, in the lamina propria, ...

University of Chicago researchers have developed the first truly accurate mouse model of celiac disease—a scientific breakthrough more than 20 years in the making. Their new study, published this week ...

A58-year-old woman presented to the emergency department. She had been vomiting and feeling confused for three days, and she had fallen several times. Three months before her presentation, the patient ...