"Enterocytes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Absorptive cells in the lining of the INTESTINAL MUCOSA. They are differentiated EPITHELIAL CELLS with apical MICROVILLI facing the intestinal lumen. Enterocytes are more abundant in the SMALL INTESTINE than in the LARGE INTESTINE. Their microvilli greatly increase the luminal surface area of the cell by 14- to 40 fold.
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D020895
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A03.556.124.369.290 A10.615.550.444.290 A11.436.290
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Enterocytes" by people in Profiles.
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Constitutive activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK1) in ileal enterocytes leads to dysplasia and a predisposition to cancer. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2021 03 01; 320(3):G366-G379.
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Intestinal epithelial cell-specific Raptor is essential for high fat diet-induced weight gain in mice. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2018 11 10; 505(4):1174-1179.
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Induction of Nitric-Oxide Metabolism in Enterocytes Alleviates Colitis and Inflammation-Associated Colon Cancer. Cell Rep. 2018 05 15; 23(7):1962-1976.
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Epithelial cell specific Raptor is required for initiation of type 2 mucosal immunity in small intestine. Sci Rep. 2017 07 17; 7(1):5580.
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Argininosuccinate lyase in enterocytes protects from development of necrotizing enterocolitis. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2014 Aug 01; 307(3):G347-54.
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Dpp signaling determines regional stem cell identity in the regenerating adult Drosophila gastrointestinal tract. Cell Rep. 2013 Jul 11; 4(1):10-8.
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Vav proteins are necessary for correct differentiation of mouse cecal and colonic enterocytes. J Cell Sci. 2009 Feb 01; 122(Pt 3):324-34.
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A differentiation-dependent splice variant of myosin light chain kinase, MLCK1, regulates epithelial tight junction permeability. J Biol Chem. 2004 Dec 31; 279(53):55506-13.
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A gnotobiotic transgenic mouse model for studying interactions between small intestinal enterocytes and intraepithelial lymphocytes. J Biol Chem. 2002 Oct 04; 277(40):37811-9.