A cell that is found in a zone occupying the bottom region of the crypt; provide the source of most of the cell types of the intestinal epithelium; proliferate by mitotic division; differentiates into columnar or goblet cells. [ GOC:tfm https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0517223651 ]
Synonyms: stem cell of intestinal crypt of Lieberkuhn