Enterocyte
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A cell found in the lining of the intestines and colon, participating in absorption of nutrients and secretion of digestive enzymes.
"ISCs signal to their daughters by Delta-Notch signaling to specify enterocyte versus enteroendocrine cell fate, but the pathway must remain inactive in the ISCs themselves to avoid differentiation."
Example
More examples"ISCs signal to their daughters by Delta-Notch signaling to specify enterocyte versus enteroendocrine cell fate, but the pathway must remain inactive in the ISCs themselves to avoid differentiation."
Etymology
From entero- + -cyte.