Re: What exactly is referred to when researchers measure crypt length?

Date: Sat Aug 11 16:16:56 2001
Posted By: Eric Maass, Director, semiconductors / communication products
Area of science: Anatomy
ID: 993160688.An

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"Tales from the Crypt"...okay, besides meaning a vault in which to bury dead people, crypt can also refer to any of the recesses or cavities of the body. 
According to this article, the crypt length is the length of the recess containing the various parts of the intestines  (jejunum, ileum, caecum, 
and colon) - in that article, this was measured through video-image analysis.

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