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In histology, an intestinal gland is a gland found in between villi in the intestinal epithelium lining of the small intestine and large intestine. The glands and intestinal villi are covered by epithelium, which contains multiple types of cells: enterocytes , goblet cells , enteroendocrine cells , cup cells, tuft cells, and at the base of the gland, Paneth cells and stem cells.

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