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CR improves intestinal-tissue regeneration after injury

22-Feb-2018

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Research pinpoints the cell responsible for improved regenerative abilities in the intestines.

Reserve stem cells, can survive radiation and quickly rebuild intestinal tissues.

Mice fed 60 percent of normal calories expanded reserve intestinal stem cells five-fold.

These cells also seemed to divide less frequently.

The study was published in the Stem Cell Reports journal.

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Christopher Lengner

Associate Director at Institute for Regenerative Medicine at University of Pennsylvania.

Maryam Yousefi

Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Cancer Genetics at Stanford University.

Stem Cell Reports

Scientific Journal providing information about stem cells.

University of Pennsylvania

Private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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