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Microvilli

Known as: Microvillus 
A finger-like projection of the plasma membrane found in epithelial cells that increases the surface area of the apical domain of the epithelium. It… 
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Brush BorderCell appendage
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Microvillus inclusion diseaseactin filament bundlemicrovillar actin bundlemicrovillus membrane

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1989
1989
Age and cortisone alter host responsiveness to cholera toxin in the developing gut.
To assess the influence of immaturity on the responsiveness of enterocytes to specific pathogens, a dose-response curve for… 
1987
1987
Lipid domain structure correlated with membrane protein function in placental microvillus vesicles.
Membrane fluidity properties of placental microvillus membrane vesicles (MVV) were determined from fluorescence anisotropy (r… 
Review
1983
Review
1983
Gastrointestinal transport of macromolecules in the pathogenesis of food allergy.
In this presentation we have reviewed current concepts of antigen (allergen) transport within the gastrointestinal tract. We have… 
1981
1981
Studies on the binding of iron by rabbit intestinal microvillus membranes.
1. 59Fe binding by microvillus membranes purified from rabbit intestine was studied by means of a microfiltration procedure. 2… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Identification of cholera toxin binding glycoproteins in rat intestinal microvillus membranes.
Glycoproteins of the microvillus membranes from rat small intestinal epithelial cells were examined for their ability to bind… 
1980
1980
Adenocarcinoma of the kidney. IV. Electron microscopic study of the development of renal adenocarcinomas induced in rats by N-(4'-fluoro-4-biphenylyl)acetamide.
Ultrastructural features of various stages in the histogenesis of renal adenocarcinoma induced in F344 rats by the carcinogen N… 
1978
1978
Properties of receptors for IgG on human placental cell membranes.
The amount of 125I-lgG which bound to membranes isolated from the human placenta was competitively inhibited by the presence of… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Membrane changes during urothelial hyperplasia and neoplasia.
Normal mammalian urothelium has a complex pattern of morphogenesis and cell differentiation. The luminal face of the polyploid… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Electron microscope studies of experimental Entamoeba histolytica infection in the guinea pig. I. Penetration of the intestinal epithelium by trophozoites.
Germ-free guinea pigs were inoculated intracecally with Entamoeba histolytica and the enteric flora derived from a human patient… 
1974
1974
The densities of colloidal iron hydroxide particles bound to microvilli and the spaces between them: studies on glutaraldehyde-fixed Ehrlich ascites tumour cells.
The densities of positively charged, colloidal iron hydroxide particles binding to the surfaces of glutaraldehyde-fixed cultured…