enterocyteとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

enterocyte (複数形 enterocytes)

1. A cell found in the lining of the intestines and colon, participating in absorption of nutrients and secretion of digestive enzymes.
   • 2009, January 9, “Michael Buszczak et al.”, in Drosophila Stem Cells Share a Common Requirement for the Histone H2B Ubiquitin Protease Scrawny‎^[1], volume 323, number 5911:

     ISCs signal to their daughters by Delta-Notch signaling to specify enterocyte versus enteroendocrine cell fate, but the pathway must remain inactive in the ISCs themselves to avoid differentiation.

派生語

• enterocytic