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  • noun Plural form of enterocyte.

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Examples

  • The enzymes in the brush border of the enterocytes the cells lining the GI tract break down complex sugars to their individual components.

    Odds and ends | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009

  • In humans, lactase is present predominantly along the brush border membrane of the differentiated enterocytes lining the villi of the small intestine.

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  • In Tg murine and normal human colonic enterocytes as well as in colorectal cell lines CD97 was localized preferentially in E-cadherin-based adherens junctions.

    Elites TV 2010

  • When used as oral vehicle, they invade enterocytes of the small intestine, including the M cells of the Peyer's patches, before disseminating to the mesenteric lymph nodes and through the reticuloendothelial system to deep tissues, such as the liver and spleen.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Aline F. Oliveira et al. 2010

  • When used as oral vehicle, they invade enterocytes of the small intestine, including the M cells of the Peyer's patches, before disseminating to the mesenteric lymph nodes and through the reticuloendothelial system to deep tissues, such as the liver and spleen.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles 2010

  • First pass metabolism in enterocytes lining the wall of the small intestine and subsequent transformations within liver hepatocytes generate

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Bernice Wright et al. 2010

  • Results fls485 mRNA expression was preferentially found in enterocytes and chromaffine cells of human intestinal mucosa as well as in several cell lines including Rko, Lovo, and CaCo2 cells.

    BioMed Central - Latest articles 2010

  • Oral Bioavailability Fraction escaped metabolism Fraction of dose released in enterocytes from formulation and Fraction escaped permeates through gut wall metabolism in hepatocytes Foral = fa.

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  • Maturation of enterocytes along small intestinal crypt-villus axis is associated with significant changes in gene expression profiles. fls485 coding a putative chaperone protein has been recently suggested as a gene involved in this process.

    BioMed Central - Latest articles 2010

  • To investigate the function of CD97 in colorectal carcinogenesis, transgenic Tg (villin-CD97) mice overexpressing CD97 in enterocytes were generated and subjected to azoxymethane (AOM)/dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) - induced colitis-associated tumorigenesis.

    Elites TV 2010

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