rumen epithelium

Term ID

UBERON:0008285

Synonyms

Definition

The rumen epithelium is the tissue which lines the largest of the four fore stomachs in the ruminant animal -cows and sheep. Rumen epithelial cells are important because they are responsible for the absorption of nutrients from the rumen into the blood. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10764086

References

• BTO:0001195

Ontology

Uberon Ontology