brush border
id: GO:0005903
name: brush border
namespace: cellular_component
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: Dense covering of microvilli on the apical surface of epithelial cells in tissues such as the intestine, kidney, and choroid plexus; the microvilli aid absorption by increasing the surface area of the cell.
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0042995 | cell projection |