Intestinal Mucosa
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.
Year introduced: 1967(1965)
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Tree Number(s): A03.556.124.369, A10.615.550.444
MeSH Unique ID: D007413
Entry Terms:
- Mucosa, Intestinal
- Intestinal Epithelium
- Epithelium, Intestinal
- Intestinal Glands
- Gland, Intestinal
- Glands, Intestinal
- Intestinal Gland
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