transitional epithelial cell
A cell characteristically found lining hollow organs that are subject to great mechanical change due to contraction and distention; originally thought to represent a transition between stratified squamous and columnar epithelium. [ GOC:tfm http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0721662544&isbn=1/ ]
Term info
- FMA:66778
human_reference_atlas
Transitional epithelial cell
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606