"Microvilli" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Minute projections of cell membranes which greatly increase the surface area of the cell.
| Descriptor ID |
D008871
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.284.180.565
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| Concept/Terms |
Brush Border- Brush Border
- Border, Brush
- Borders, Brush
- Brush Borders
- Striated Border
- Border, Striated
- Borders, Striated
- Striated Borders
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Microvilli" by people in Profiles.
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The ultrastructural localisation of membrane-associated phosphatases in the integument of the earthworm Eisenia foetida. Histochemistry. 1980; 68(1):91-4.