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Vinony

enterocyte

noun

  1. type of cell
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From entero- + -cyte.

  1. A cell found in the lining of the intestines and colon, participating in absorption of nutrients and secretion of digestive enzymes.

    “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.”