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I found many answers during a search, they ranged from 14 hours to 1 week. The most official answer I could find was from a government website here:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?indexed=Google&rid=mboc4.section.4113
That said:
"In the small intestine, stem cells in the crypts generate new absorptive, goblet, enteroendocrine, and Paneth cells, replacing most of the epithelial lining of the intestine every week. The diverse fates of the stem-cell progeny are controlled, in part at least, by the Notch signaling pathway, while the Wnt pathway is required to maintain the stem-cell population."
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe stomach lining is replaced continuously, and it is completely replaced approximately every 3 days.
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∙ 13y agoEvery 3-4 days. If it didn't the acid in our stomach would dissolve our stomach!
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∙ 11y ago3 days
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Does your Stomach produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks?
Every 3 days
Why is mucus produced by the cells of the stomach lining?
If your stomach didn't produce a new layer of mucus every week, it would digest itself.
What function of of a plant's cambium layer?
produce new cells.
Which layer of the skin produces the skin cells?
The Bascal Cell Layer, the deepest layer where cells divide to produce new skin cells.
How frequently does the human stomach produce a new lining?
Every 3 days.
What is the epidermal layer that produces new cells?
Stratum germinativum, also called stratum basale or basal cell layer.
What organism produces acid?
Most all living spiecies it's how we digest our food, stomach acid in a human is some of the most powerful in the world we have to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks in our stomah to keep from digesting our own selves
Which of the following mechanisms helps prevent the gastric juice from destroying the stomach lining?
generation through mitosis of new cells to replace the stomach lining
Where do new skin cells come from?
Every day, new cells form in the bottom layer of the epidermis.when cells die they gotta be replaced.Joseph
How often do rattlesnakes produce new rattlesnakes?
Female rattlesnakes produce a new litter every 3 years on average.
Where do New cells of the epidermis originate?
They originate in the deepest layer of epidermis, called stratum basale. The columnar cells of this deep layer are constantly dividing to produce new cells that move outward to undergo metamorphosis at different levels.
What technique do scientists do to produce mutant plants?
Polyploid may instantly produce new species of plantsthat are often strongerthan rhier diploidrelatives
