| Name: | intestinal epithelium |
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| Synonyms: | intestine epithelium, villous epithelium |
| Definition: | Simple columnar epithelium that lines the intestine, sometimes pseudostratified, with absorptive brush-border cells and mucous goblet cells clearly visible. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005124] |
| Name: | basal lamina |
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| Synonyms: | basal laminae |
| Definition: | Acellular anatomical structure that consists of a thin sheet of fibrous proteins that underlie and support the cells of an epithelium. It separates the cells of an epithelium from any underlying tissue. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001485] |