enterocyte

See also: entérocyte

English

Etymology

From entero- +‎ -cyte.

Noun

enterocyte (plural 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., “Drosophila Stem Cells Share a Common Requirement for the Histone H2B Ubiquitin Protease Scrawny”, in Science‎, 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.

Derived terms

• enterocytic

Translations

Translations

Italian: enterocita (it) m