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The objective of this study was to generate a comprehensive transcriptomic map of mouse EECs from the stomach to the rectum.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>EECs were purified by flow-cytometry from the stomach, upper small intestine, lower small intestine, caecum and large intestine of NeuroD1-Cre mice, and analysed by single cell RNA sequencing. Regional datasets were analysed bioinformatically and combined into a large cluster map. 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Many individual EECs expressed more than one hormone as well as machinery for activation by multiple nutrients, which was supported by the finding that the majority of L-cells exhibited calcium responses to multiple stimuli.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This comprehensive transcriptomic map of mouse EECs reveals patterns of GPCR and hormone co-expression that should be helpful in predicting the effects of nutritional and pharmacological stimuli on EECs from different regions of the gut. 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