| Phenotype: | intestinal epithelial cell brush border atrophied, abnormal |
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| Note: | This statement combines anatomy and/or ontology terms with phenotype quality terms to create a complete phenotype (EQ) statement. For detailed information on individual terms, click the hyperlinked term name. |
| Name: | intestinal epithelial cell |
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| Definition: | An epithelial cell of the intestine. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009399] |
| Name: | brush border |
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| Definition: | The dense covering of microvilli on the apical surface of an epithelial cell in tissues such as the intestine, kidney, and choroid plexus; the microvilli aid absorption by increasing the surface area of the cell. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0005903] QuickGO AmiGO |
| Name: | atrophied |
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| Synonyms: | atrophic |
| Definition: | A size quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of a part or parts of the bearer's being decreased in size due to reduction in tissue mass through wasting. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0001623] |