intestinalization
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[edit]Noun
[edit]intestinalization (usually uncountable, plural intestinalizations)
- conversion to an intestinal form
- 2015 August 18, Orestis Lyros et al., “Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Activation beyond Robust Nuclear β-Catenin Accumulation in Nondysplastic Barrett’s Esophagus: Regulation via Dickkopf-112”, in Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.)[1], volume 17, :
- Recent evidence supports that Barrett glands, although unique structures, share many similarities with gastric glands undergoing intestinalization, supporting an origin from stem cells in the cardia [41] .