Shaping the intestinal brush border
Epithelial cells from diverse tissues, including the enterocytes that line the intestinal tract, remodel their apical surface during differentiation to form a brush border: an array of actin-supported membrane protrusions known as microvilli that increases the functional capacity of the tissue. Alth...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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The Rockefeller University Press
2014
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4242837/ |