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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. Any constituent part of a cell, the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms. The portion of the plasma membrane surrounding the brush border. A prolongation or process extending from a cell, e.g. a flagellum or axon.

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GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: brush border
Acc: GO:0005903
Aspect: Cellular Component
Desc: 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.
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
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   Term or descendants: 119 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0005903 - brush border (interactive image map)
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