Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Intestinal villi (singular: villus)are tiny, finger-like projections that line the interior (lumen) of the small intestine. The primary function of villi is ...

Intestine lumen is expanded in size in the GMB151-fed worm, and it is filled with fibrillar material that is lysate from the microvillus-like structure (MvL) (Figs. 5, 6, and 7). In GMB151 plant ...

We conclude that EGF may be degraded in the lumen of the small intestine of the rat and that luminal digestive capacity toward this growth factor increases after weaning.