Preferred Name |
enterocyte |
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Synonyms |
mature enterocyte differentiated enterocyte |
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Definitions |
An epithelial cell that has its apical plasma membrane folded into microvilli to provide ample surface for the absorption of nutrients from the intestinal lumen. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000584 |
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ccf_ct_isa | ||
ccf_is_provisional |
false |
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ccf_located_in |
https://purl.org/ccf/ASCTB-TEMP_epithelium http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000399 http://purl.org/sig/ont/fma/fma7206 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000320 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000400 https://purl.org/ccf/ASCTB-TEMP_mucosa http://purl.org/sig/ont/fma/fma14966 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002108 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0008346 |
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ccf_pref_label |
enterocyte |
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definition |
An epithelial cell that has its apical plasma membrane folded into microvilli to provide ample surface for the absorption of nutrients from the intestinal lumen. |
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has narrow synonym |
mature enterocyte differentiated enterocyte |
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in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas |
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isDefinedBy | ||
label |
enterocyte |
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prefixIRI |
CL:0000584 |
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prefLabel |
enterocyte enterocytes |
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present in taxon | ||
xRef |
ZFA:0009269 MESH:D020895 BTO:0000398 FMA:62122 |
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subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000677 |