Name: | intestinal epithelium |
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Synonyms: | intestine epithelium, villous epithelium |
Definition: | Simple columnar epithelium that lines the intestine, sometimes pseudostratified, with absorptive brush-border cells and mucous goblet cells clearly visible. |
Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005124] |
Name: | tight junction |
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Synonyms: | occluding cell junction, occluding junction |
Definition: | A cell-cell junction that seals cells together in an epithelium in a way that prevents even small molecules from leaking from one side of the sheet to the other. |
Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0070160] QuickGO AmiGO |