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Digestive System > Gastrointestinal Tract > Intestines > Intestinal Mucosa
Tissues > Membranes > Mucous Membrane > Intestinal Mucosa

Preferred term

Intestinal Mucosa  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Epithelium, Intestinal
  • Gland, Intestinal
  • Glands, Intestinal
  • Intestinal Epithelium
  • Intestinal Gland
  • Intestinal Glands

Note

  • /cytol: consider also specific cell types available in MeSH; for entry term INTESTINAL EPITHELIUM, do not routinely coordinate with EPITHELIUM unless it is specifically discussed

Scope note

  • Lining of the INTESTINES, consisting of an inner EPITHELIUM, a middle LAMINA PROPRIA, and an outer MUSCULARIS MUCOSAE. In the SMALL INTESTINE, the mucosa is characterized by a series of folds and abundance of absorptive cells (ENTEROCYTES) with MICROVILLI.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007413

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