microvillus
id: GO:0005902
name: microvillus
namespace: cellular_component
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: 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.
Child Functions
id | name |
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GO:0032420 | stereocilium |
GO:0035996 | rhabdomere microvillus |
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0042995 | cell projection |