Intestinal Mucosa
Synonyms
Epithelium, Intestinal
Gland, Intestinal
Glands, Intestinal
Intestinal Epithelium
Intestinal Gland
Intestinal Glands
Mucosa, Intestinal
Lining of the INTESTINES, consisting of an inner EPITHELIUM, a middle LAMINA PROPRIA, and an outer MUSCULARIS MUCOSAE. In the SMALL INTESTINE, the mucosa is characterized by a series of folds and abundance of absorptive cells (ENTEROCYTES) with MICROVILLI.
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