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enterocyte of epithelium of large intestine

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0002071

Columnar cell which populate the epithelium of large intestine and absorb water. This cell is the most numerous of the epithelial cell types in the large intestine; bear apical microvilli, contain secretory granules in their apical cytoplasm; secretion appears to be largely mucins, but is also rich in antibodies of the IgA type. [ GOC:tfm http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0517223651&isbn=1/ ]

Synonyms: vacuolar absorptive cell, columnar cell of the colon

Term info

database cross reference
  • FMA:66771
  • BTO:0002484
  • FMA:63638
Subsets

human_reference_atlas

contributor

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1980-3228

creation date

2010-06-29T11:07:25Z

has broad synonym

columnar cell

present in taxon

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