enterocyte [FBbt_00007042]

Specialized epithelial cell of the gut. A large, polyploid, cuboidal or low-columnar epithelial cell with its nucleus in the middle and a mass of microvilli (brush border) on its apical surface. On its basal side, extensive infoldings of the plasma membrane form a labyrinth which fills the lower half of the cell. It is attached to adjacent enterocytes by smooth septate junctions.

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enterocyte

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Specialized epithelial cell of the gut. A large, polyploid, cuboidal or low-columnar epithelial cell with its nucleus in the middle and a mass of microvilli (brush border) on its apical surface. On its basal side, extensive infoldings of the plasma membrane form a labyrinth which fills the lower half of the cell. It is attached to adjacent enterocytes by smooth septate junctions.

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## Classification

epithelial cell

Relationships

is part of: gut epithelium

Alternative Names

Synonym	Scope	Reference
EC	exact synonym	Ohlstein and Spradling, 2006
absorptive cell	related synonym	Maeda et al., 2008

Subclasses of enterocyte (23 total)

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	adult copper cell	Adult, Cell
	adult midgut interstitial cell	Adult, Cell
	copper cell	Cell
	enterocyte of anterior adult midgut epithelium	Adult, Cell
	enterocyte of middle adult midgut epithelium	Adult, Cell

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Expression patterns overlapping enterocyte (2 total)

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	P{TrpA1-GAL4.C-D} expression pattern	Expression_pattern
	P{Switch2}GSG5966 expression pattern	Expression_pattern

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