brush border

  • Label (1)

    • brush border (en)

  • Type

    • cell component

  • URI (1)

    • http://purl.org/obo/owl/GO#GO_0005903

  • Definition (1)

    • 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.

      (en)

  • Superclass (1)

  • Subclass (0)

  • Relations (1)