Xinming Gao

Transcriptomic profiling reveals distinct nutrient-absorptive and immune-defensive zones in the Squalidus argentatus intestine

The intestine serves as the primary site for nutrient digestion, absorption, and mucosal immunity in fish. However, the anatomical localization of these functions within the intestine of Squalidus argentatus , a commercially valuable cyprinid fish, remains poorly understood. In t...