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Observational studyNutrients2026

Age-Related Decline in Intestinal Villus Length: A Cross-Sectional Study on the Human Gut.

Francisco Vara-Luiz, Carolina Palma, Ivo Mendes, Francisco Piçarra, Ana Elisa Teles, Filipe Nogueira, Inês Costa-Santos, Gonçalo Nunes, Marta Patita, Irina Mocanu and 8 more

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Observational study in Nutrients, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors.

Francisco Vara-LuizGastroenterology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, 2805-267 Almada, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-3757-6172
Carolina PalmaGastroenterology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, 2805-267 Almada, Portugal.ORCID 0009-0002-3749-4342
Ivo MendesGastroenterology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, 2805-267 Almada, Portugal.
Francisco PiçarraGastroenterology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, 2805-267 Almada, Portugal.
Ana Elisa TelesPathology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, 2805-267 Almada, Portugal.
Filipe NogueiraPathology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, 2805-267 Almada, Portugal.
Inês Costa-SantosGastroenterology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, 2805-267 Almada, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-3332-8590
Gonçalo NunesGastroenterology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, 2805-267 Almada, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-4920-9158
Marta PatitaGastroenterology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, 2805-267 Almada, Portugal.
Irina MocanuGastroenterology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, 2805-267 Almada, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-2676-3351
Sara PiresGastroenterology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, 2805-267 Almada, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-2825-0928
Tânia MeiraGastroenterology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, 2805-267 Almada, Portugal.
Ana VieiraGastroenterology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, 2805-267 Almada, Portugal.
Pedro Pinto-MarquesGastroenterology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, 2805-267 Almada, Portugal.
Paulo MascarenhasAging Lab, Egas Moniz Center for Interdisciplinary Research (CiiEM), Egas Moniz School of Health and Science, 2829-511 Almada, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-6584-1199
Iryna LeskivPathology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, 2805-267 Almada, Portugal.
Daniel Gomes-PintoPathology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, 2805-267 Almada, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-8318-0945
Jorge FonsecaGastroenterology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, 2805-267 Almada, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-6477-7028

Funding

FCT-Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, I.P. UID/4585/2025
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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Indexed as

AgingDuodenumIntestinal MucosaAdolescentAdultAgedAge FactorsBiopsyCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedYoung Adultagingclinical nutritionduodenal mucosahistologyvillus length

Identifiers

PMID42074985
PMCPMC13118423

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