brush border

brush border
brush border .brəsh- n a stria of microvilli on the plasma membrane of an epithelial cell (as in a kidney tubule) that is specialized for absorption

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a specialization of the free surface of certain cells, consisting of minute cylindrical processes (microvilli) that greatly increase the surface area; in vertebrates these are found especially on the cells of the proximal convoluted tubules of the kidney and on the intestinal epithelium.

Brush border in a scanning electron micrograph of rat kidney proximal tubule, characterized by closely packed microvilli.


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  • brush border — noun Etymology: brush (III) : a striated border on the cells forming the membrane proper in certain epithelial membranes (as in that of the proximal convoluted tubule of the kidney) that is usually regarded as associated with absorptive phenomena …   Useful english dictionary

  • brush border — Projections of microvilli free on the surface of epithelial cells that produce a brush like appearance …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • brush border — noun Date: 1903 a stria of microvilli on the plasma membrane of an epithelial cell (as in a kidney tubule) that is specialized for absorption …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • Каемка Щеточная Эпителиальной Ткани (Brush Border) — см. Микроворсинка. Источник: Медицинский словарь …   Медицинские термины

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