layer of microvilli
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0012423
A layer of microvilli, Thin cylindrical membrane-covered projections on the surface of an animal cell containing a core bundle of actin filaments[GO,modified]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microvillus http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0005902 ]
Term info
- UMLS:C0026049 (ncithesaurus:Microvillus)
- MESH:D008871
- FMA:67296
- Wikipedia:Microvillus
- NCIT:C33112
increases the surface area of a cell lining whilst minimizing increase in volume, a wide variety of physiological and cellular functions including absorption, secretion, cellular adhesion, and mechanotransduction
FMA class represents an individual microvillus.
microvillus, microvilli
uberon
UBERON:0012423
Microvillus