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'Here, we observed notable differences in intestinal tissue structure between naked mole-rats and mice, especially in the ileum. This was characterised by thicker muscularis and submucosa layers, longer villi and larger crypts. In measuring gut permeability, naked mole-rats showed reduced permeability compared to mice, especially in the small intestine (ileum)'

biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/20

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