💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Enterocyte"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| paneth cellnoun | A type of epithelial cell found in the small intestine. |
| intelectinnoun | (biochemistry) Any of a group of intestinal lactoferrin receptors. |
| chief cellnoun | (cytology, physiology) A cell located in the stomach and parathyroid gland that secretes precursor enzymes. |
| lipophagenoun | A cell that absorbs or breaks down fats. |
| beta cellnoun | (anatomy) An endocrine cell, located in the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas, primarily responsible for the storage and release of insulin. |
| enteropeptidenoun | (biochemistry) Any peptide that is present in the intestines |
| enterotransporternoun | Any material that transports smaller molecules through (the walls of) the intestines |
| digestive | Of, relating to, or functioning in digestion. |
| procolipasenoun | (biochemistry) The inactive form of colipase, secreted by the pancreas and activated in the intestinal lumen by trypsin. |
| endocytosisnoun | (cytology) The process by which the plasma membrane of a cell folds inwards to ingest material. |
| enterohormonenoun | Any gastrointestinal hormone |
| lysosomenoun | (cytology) An organelle found in all types of animal cells which contains a large range of digestive enzymes capable of splitting most biological macromolecules. |
| alpha cellnoun | (anatomy) An endocrine cell, located in the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas, that synthesizes and secretes glucagon. |
| parietal cellnoun | (physiology) Any of the cells in the lining of the stomach that produce hydrochloric acid. |
| excretinnoun | (biochemistry, dated) A non-nitrogenous crystalline body present in small quantities in human feces. |
| cd13noun | a type II integral membrane protein on small intestinal and renal tubular epithelial cells, macrophages, granulocytes, and synaptic membranes from the CNS. |
| emerinnoun | (biochemistry) A protein found in the nuclear membrane of vertebrate cells |
| ectoenzymenoun | (biochemistry) Any enzyme found outside of (or on the outer surface of) a cell |
| hepatocytenoun | Any of the cells in the liver responsible for the metabolism of protein, carbohydrate and lipid and for detoxification. |
| erepsinnoun | A protein fraction found in the intestinal juices, containing a group of enzymes that digest peptones into amino acids. |
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