"Microvilli" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Minute projections of cell membranes which greatly increase the surface area of the cell.
| Descriptor ID |
D008871
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.284.180.565
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| Concept/Terms |
Brush Border- Brush Border
- Border, Brush
- Borders, Brush
- Brush Borders
- Striated Border
- Border, Striated
- Borders, Striated
- Striated Borders
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1997 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2002 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Microvilli" by people in Profiles.
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Myosin 5b deficiency alters liver proliferation, zonation, and bile acid composition. Hepatol Commun. 2026 Mar 01; 10(3).
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SARS-CoV-2 replication in airway epithelia requires motile cilia and microvillar reprogramming. Cell. 2023 01 05; 186(1):112-130.e20.
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Evaluation of Murine Host Sex as a Biological Variable in Transplanted Human Intestinal Organoid Development. Dig Dis Sci. 2022 12; 67(12):5511-5521.
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Regional Patterns of Olmesartan Prescription and the?Prevalence of Duodenal Villous Atrophy Throughout the?United?States. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2018 04; 16(4):584-585.
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Villin immunohistochemistry is a reliable method for diagnosing microvillus inclusion disease. Am J Surg Pathol. 2015 Feb; 39(2):245-50.
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Kr?pple-like factor 5 is required for proper maintenance of adult intestinal crypt cellular proliferation. Dig Dis Sci. 2015 Jan; 60(1):86-100.
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The plasma membrane flattens out to fuel cell-surface growth during Drosophila cellularization. Dev Cell. 2013 Dec 23; 27(6):648-55.
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GLP-2 delays but does not prevent the onset of necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm pigs. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2013 Jun; 56(6):623-30.
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Kruppel-like factor 5 controls villus formation and initiation of cytodifferentiation in the embryonic intestinal epithelium. Dev Biol. 2013 Mar 15; 375(2):128-39.
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Proximal tubule Na+/H+ exchanger activity in adult NHE8-/-, NHE3-/-, and NHE3-/-/NHE8-/- mice. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2012 Dec 01; 303(11):F1495-502.