SIS comes from the middle layers of the pig's small intestine. It is a complex matrix of collagens, other proteins and growth factors, a combination that somehow tells the body how to rebuild tissue.

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1). No notable lesions were found in sections of heart, lungs, spleen, liver, kidneys, stomach and duodenum. Figure 1: Photomicrograph of a section of large intestine from a young female guinea pig.