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M cell of gut

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000682

An absorptive cell of the gut epithelium that endocytoses microorganisms and intact macromolecules from the gut lumen and transports them to the subepithelial space where they are presented to antigen-presenting cells and lymphocytes. [ GOC:jb GOC:tfm ]

Synonyms: microfold cell, M-cell

Term info

database cross reference
  • FMA:62929
  • BTO:0003600
Subsets

human_reference_atlas

comment

Should double check and see if M cells are particular to a specific region.

present in taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606