Epithelial layer that lines the intestine. [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_cjm ]
Term information
- Wikipedia:Intestinal_epithelium
- FMA:17229
- EMAPA:32873
- BTO:0000781
- TAO:0005124
- UMLS:C0226890 (ncithesaurus:Intestinal_Epithelium)
- ZFA:0005124
- MA:0001536
- SCTID:266135004
- NCIT:C49240
uberon_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
Simple columnar epithelium that lines the intestine, sometimes pseudostratified, with absorptive brush-border cells and mucous goblet cells clearly visible. Crosnier et al. 2005[TAO]
intestine epithelial tissue
epithelium of bowel
epithelial tissue of bowel
epithelium of intestine
bowel epithelial tissue
bowel epithelium
epithelial tissue of intestine
Term relations
- simple columnar epithelium
- gastrointestinal system epithelium
- digestive tract epithelium
- epithelium of mucosa
- part of some intestine
- part of some intestinal mucosa
- contributes to morphology of some intestine