loading...| Preferred Name | interstitial cell of Cajal | |
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Pleomorphic cells having an oval nucleus and long, branching cytoplasmic processes that interlace with processes of adjacent cells, interspersed between the circular and longitudinal muscle layers of the gastrointestinal tract and in the smooth muscle of the esophagus; they are thought to act as pacemakers. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0003914 |
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| definition |
Pleomorphic cells having an oval nucleus and long, branching cytoplasmic processes that interlace with processes of adjacent cells, interspersed between the circular and longitudinal muscle layers of the gastrointestinal tract and in the smooth muscle of the esophagus; they are thought to act as pacemakers. |
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BrendaTissueOBO |
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ICC cell |
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BTO:0003914 |
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interstitial cell of Cajal |
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BTO:0003914 |
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interstitial cell of Cajal |
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