Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered a previously unknown process used by epithelial cells to alleviate ...

Although one LRC study reported that nearly 100% of all basal cells in the oral epithelium were labeled after a 10-day continuous administration of BrdU, rare populations of slowly dividing cells ...

Basal epithelial cells, ... Among both clonal and nonclonal cells, the fraction of epithelial cells labeled by bromodeoxyuridine averaged 90%.

Epithelial stem cells play a central role in tissue homeostasis, wound repair, and carcinogenesis. Corneal epithelial stem cells have been demonstrated to reside in the limbal epithelium, while ...

Mouse stomach epithelium in the absence of injury (left) versus at day 3 post-injury (dpi3) with high-dose tamoxifen (HDT) (middle). Right: epithelium with p57 overexpression at dpi3 with HDT. The ...

Endothelial cells are a specialized type of epithelium. While the endothelium only covers internal areas of the body, the epithelium also lines external tissues, such as the skin.

Casey Weaver, M.D., Photography: Andrea Mabry Intestinal epithelial cells line the inner wall of the gut, creating a barrier against dangerous bacteria like enteropathogenic E. coli that seek to ...