Category:GO:0005902 ! microvillus

name: microvillus
namespace: cellular_component
def: "Thin cylindrical membrane-covered projections on the surface of an animal cell containing a core bundle of actin filaments. Present in especially large numbers on the absorptive surface of intestinal cells." [ISBN:0813516194]
comment: Note that this term refers to a projection from a single cell, and should not be confused with 'microvillus' as used to refer to a multicellular structure such as that found in the placenta.
subset: goslim_pir
xref: Wikipedia:Microvillus
is_a: GO:0042995 ! cell projection

AmiGO

Child Terms

This term has the following 3 child terms, out of 3 total.

• [+] GO:0031528 ! microvillus membrane (2)
• [+] GO:0032420 ! stereocilium (1)
• [+] GO:0035996 ! rhabdomere microvillus (1)

Pages in category "GO:0005902 ! microvillus"

The following 69 pages are in this category, out of 69 total.