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Tissues > Membranes > Mucous Membrane > Intestinal Mucosa

Preferred term

Intestinal Mucosa  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

In other languages

  • French

  • Muqueuse de l'intestin
  • Tunique muqueuse de l'intestin
  • Tunique muqueuse des intestins

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-DB2ZCX4H-H

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