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:0815316194]
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
synonym: "microvilli" RELATED [NIF_Subcellular:sao671419673]
xref: NIF_Subcellular:sao671419673
xref: Wikipedia:Microvillus
is_a: GO:0098858 ! actin-based cell projection
relationship: has_part: GO:0032432 ! actin filament bundle

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