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Descriptor
English
:
Enterocytes
Descriptor
Spanish
:
enterocitos
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Enterócitos
Synonyms
English
:
Enterocyte
Tree Number:
A03.556.124.369.290
A10.615.550.444.290
A11.436.290
Definition
English
:
Absorptive cells in the lining of the
INTESTINAL MUCOSA
. They are differentiated
EPITHELIAL CELLS
with apical
MICROVILLI
facing the intestinal lumen.
Enterocytes
are more abundant in the SMALL
INTESTINE
than in the
LARGE INTESTINE
. Their
microvilli
greatly increase the luminal surface area of the cell by 14- to 40 fold.
History Note
English
:
2000
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EN
enzymology
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
TR
transplantation
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
34041
Unique Identifier:
D020895
Occurrence in VHL
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