Definition of "villous" []

• Biology Of, relating to, resembling, or covered with villi. (adjective)
• Botany Covered with soft, shaggy unmatted hairs. (adjective)

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• "Using term villous cytotrophoblast preparations, Aris and colleagues found that high levels of vitamins C (50 and 100 µM) and E (20 and 50 µM) affect placental function and immunity in standard culture conditions, as reflected by a decreased secretion of hCG and an increased production of TNF-alpha in a dose-dependent manner"
• "Later, Crocker et al. exposed term villous tissues to different oxygen concentrations (3% and 17% O"
• "That leads to a truncating of the villi lining the small intestine (called villous atrophy)."