Human Reference Atlas

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Preferred Name

ionocyte epithelia
Synonyms
Definitions

Specialized epithelial cells involved in the maintenance of osmotic homeostasis. They are characterized by abundant mitochondria and ion transporters. In amniotes, they are present in the renal system. In freshwater fish, ionocytes in the skin and gills help maintain osmotic homeostasis by absorbing salt from the external environment.
ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0005006
ccf_ct_isa

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000000
ccf_is_provisional

false
ccf_located_in

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000428

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002367
ccf_pref_label

ionocyte epithelia
definition

Specialized epithelial cells involved in the maintenance of osmotic homeostasis. They are characterized by abundant mitochondria and ion transporters. In amniotes, they are present in the renal system. In freshwater fish, ionocytes in the skin and gills help maintain osmotic homeostasis by absorbing salt from the external environment.
in_subset

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl#cellxgene_subset
isDefinedBy

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl
label

ionocyte
prefixIRI

CL:0005006
prefLabel

ionocyte epithelia
present in taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606
xRef

ZFA:0005323
subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000066
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