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rumen epithelium

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UBERON:0008285
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The rumen epithelium is the tissue which lines the largest of the four fore stomachs in the ruminant animal -cows and sheep. Rumen epithelial cells are important because they are responsible for the absorption of nutrients from the rumen into the blood. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10764086
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  • BTO:0001195
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