loading...| Preferred Name |
epithelial cell |
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| Definitions |
Cell that line the inner and outer surfaces of the body by forming cellular layers (epithelium) or masses (MSH). Cell that cover the surface of the body and line its cavities. A cell that is usually found in a two-dimensional sheet with a free surface. The cell has a cytoskeleton that allows for tight cell to cell contact and for cell polarity where apical part is directed towards the lumen and the basal part to the basal lamina. A cell that is usually found in a two-dimensional sheet with a free surface. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000066 |
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| definition |
Cell that line the inner and outer surfaces of the body by forming cellular layers (epithelium) or masses (MSH). Cell that cover the surface of the body and line its cavities. A cell that is usually found in a two-dimensional sheet with a free surface. The cell has a cytoskeleton that allows for tight cell to cell contact and for cell polarity where apical part is directed towards the lumen and the basal part to the basal lamina. A cell that is usually found in a two-dimensional sheet with a free surface. |
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epithelial cell |
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| NCI_Thesaurus_definition_citation |
NCIt:C12578 |
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| NIFSTD_definition_citation |
NIFSTD:sao441624014 |
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epithelial cell |
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| SNOMEDCT_definition_citation |
SNOMEDCT:4212006 |
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| term editor |
James Malone Tomasz Adamusiak |
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