• Microfold cells (or M cells) are found in the gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT) of the Peyer's patches in the small intestine, and in the mucosa-associated...
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    Delta cells, D cells secrete somatostatin. found in crypts of the small intestine, especially in the duodenum and jejunum. Different from the Microfold cells...
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    as colonocytes in colon), Goblet cells, enteroendocrine cells, Paneth cells, microfold cells, cup cells and tuft cells. Their functions are listed here:...
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    Enterochromaffin cell Goblet cell Paneth cell Tuft cell Enterocyte Microfold cell Hepatocyte Hepatic stellate cell Cholecystocyte Centroacinar cell Pancreatic...
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    Goblet cells are simple columnar epithelial cells that secrete gel-forming mucins, like mucin 2 in the lower gastrointestinal tract, and mucin 5AC in the...
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    lysozyme; microfold cells, which take up and transport antigens from the lumen to lymphatic cells of the lamina propria; and enteroendocrine cells, which...
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    nodules that contain large numbers of lymphocytes and immune cells, like microfold cells. Transmission electron microscope (TEM) image of human jejunum...
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    another two cell types–gastric chief cells and parietal cells (oxyntic cells). Foveolar cells (surface mucous cells) are mucus-producing cells which cover...
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    cells called microfold cells (M cells) that allow for the uptake of antigens produced by pathogens. These M cells then alert the B cells and T cells in...
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  • epithelial cells and a small number of specialized epithelial cells called microfold cells (M cells) in between. Unlike enterocytes, these M cells present...
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    surface of internal organs. It consists of one or more layers of epithelial cells overlying a layer of loose connective tissue. It is mostly of endodermal...
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    Microvillus (category Epithelial cells)
    importance on the cell surface of white blood cells, as they aid in the migration of white blood cells. As mentioned, microvilli are formed as cell extensions...
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    specialized cells called microfold cells (M cells) which sample antigen directly from the lumen and deliver it to antigen-presenting cells (located in...
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    of multiple layers of cells, and simple if it is made up of one layer of cells. Terms used to describe the shape of the cells in it - columnar if column-shaped...
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  • M cells may refer to: Microfold cell Magnocellular cell Motilin secreting cells of the gastrointestinal tract This disambiguation page lists articles...
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    types of cells: enterocytes (absorbing water and electrolytes), goblet cells (secreting mucus), enteroendocrine cells (secreting hormones), cup cells, tuft...
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    is secreted by endocrine Mo cells (also referred to as M cells, which are not the same as the M cells, or microfold cells, found in Peyer's patches) that...
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    papilla Minor duodenal papilla Duodenojejunal flexure Brunner's glands Jejunum No substructures Ileum Ileocecal valve Peyer's patches Microfold cells...
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    high concentration of goblet cells in amongst the column-shaped lining. Goblet cells can be seen as the circular cells with a clear inner material (cytoplasm)...
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    villi. Scalebar = 0.2 mm. Enterocytes, along with goblet cells, represent the principal cell types of the epithelium of the villi in the small intestine...
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    papilla Minor duodenal papilla Duodenojejunal flexure Brunner's glands Jejunum No substructures Ileum Ileocecal valve Peyer's patches Microfold cells...
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    papilla Minor duodenal papilla Duodenojejunal flexure Brunner's glands Jejunum No substructures Ileum Ileocecal valve Peyer's patches Microfold cells...
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  • other molecules into or out of the cell. Specialized cells in the intestinal epithelium called microfold cells (M cells) will sample bacteria and their antigens...
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    is loose and rich in cells. The cells of the lamina propria are variable and can include fibroblasts, lymphocytes, plasma cells, macrophages, eosinophilic...
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    Retrieved January 20, 2014. Rosenthal, Martha (2012). Human Sexuality: From Cells to Society. Cengage Learning. pp. 133–135. ISBN 978-0-618-75571-4. Retrieved...
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    duodenal ulceration. About 20,000 protein coding genes are expressed in human cells and 70% of these genes are expressed in the normal duodenum. Some 300 of...
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    sphincters had been constructed in a laboratory made from muscle and nerve cells, providing a proposed solution for anal incontinence. Intestines Anatomy...
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    papilla Minor duodenal papilla Duodenojejunal flexure Brunner's glands Jejunum No substructures Ileum Ileocecal valve Peyer's patches Microfold cells...
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    gives rise to endoskeletal support through the contribution of neural crest cells. Pharyngeal jaws are a "second set" of jaws contained within the pharynx...
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    specialised cells of the GI tract. These include the various cells of the gastric glands, taste cells, pancreatic duct cells, enterocytes and microfold cells. Some...
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