Term Name: intestinal epithelium
Synonyms: intestine epithelium, villous epithelium
Definition: Simple columnar epithelium that lines the intestine, sometimes pseudostratified, with absorptive brush-border cells and mucous goblet cells clearly visible.
Appears at: Unknown
Evident until: Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005124]

Relationships
is part of: gut epithelium intestinal mucosa
has parts: enterocyte intervillus pockets intestinal villus
is a type of: simple columnar epithelium
has subtype: intestinal bulb epithelium mid intestine epithelium posterior intestine epithelium

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