Enterocyte
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Enterocyte is a noun meaning A cell found in the lining of the intestines and colon, participating in absorption of nutrients and secretion of digestive enzymes.
Meaning
A cell found in the lining of the intestines and colon, participating in absorption of nutrients and secretion of digestive enzymes.
Example Sentences
ISCs signal to their daughters by Delta-Notch signaling to specify enterocyte versus enteroendocrine cell fate, but the pathway must remain inactive in the ISCs themselves to avoid differentiation.
Word Forms
- enterocytes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include intelectin, lipophage, enteropeptide, enterotransporter, digestive, procolipase.
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