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  2. Brush border - Wikipedia

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    A brush border (striated border or brush border membrane) is the microvillus-covered surface of simple cuboidal and simple columnar epithelium found in different parts of the body. Microvilli are approximately 100 nanometers in diameter and their length varies from approximately 100 to 2,000 nanometers.

  3. Tuft cell - Wikipedia

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    They did not have the same morphology as was describe in animal studies but they showed an apical brush border the same thickness. Colocalization of synaptophysin and DCLK1 were found in the duodenum, this suggests that these cells play a neuroendocrine role in this region. A specific marker of intestinal tuft cells is microtubule kinase ...

  4. Proximal tubule - Wikipedia

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    The proximal tubule is the segment of the nephron in kidneys which begins from the renal pole of the Bowman's capsule to the beginning of loop of Henle.At this location, the glomerular parietal epithelial cells (PECs) lining bowman’s capsule abruptly transition to proximal tubule epithelial cells (PTECs).

  5. Intestinal epithelium - Wikipedia

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    The brush border on the apical surface of the epithelial cells is covered with glycocalyx, which is composed of oligosaccharides attached to membrane glycoproteins and glycolipids. [ 7 ] TEM image of a thin section cut through an epithelial cell showing the luminal surface (apical end) of the cell packed with microvilli that make up the ...

  6. Enterocyte - Wikipedia

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    Dietary fructose intolerance occurs when there is a deficiency in the amount of fructose carrier.; Lactose intolerance is the most common problem of carbohydrate digestion and occurs when the human body doesn't produce a sufficient amount of lactase enzyme to break down the sugar lactose found in dairy.

  7. Kidney - Wikipedia

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    A recessed area on the concave border is the renal hilum, where the renal artery enters the kidney and the renal vein and ureter leave. The kidney is surrounded by tough fibrous tissue, the renal capsule , which is itself surrounded by perirenal fat , renal fascia , and pararenal fat .

  8. Brachyspira pilosicoli - Wikipedia

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    Brachyspira pilosicoli is a gram-negative, anaerobic, host-associated spirochete that colonizes the intestinal tract of animals and humans. [2] [3] It appears as a characteristic "false brush border" due to its end-on attachment to enterocytes of the colon where it interferes with intestinal absorption. [4]

  9. Choroid plexus - Wikipedia

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    The choroid plexus folds into many villi around each capillary, creating frond-like processes that project into the ventricles. The villi, along with a brush border of microvilli, greatly increase the surface area of the choroid plexus. [citation needed] CSF is formed as plasma is filtered from the blood through the epithelial cells. Choroid ...