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mi·cro·vil·lus

(mī′krō-vĭl′əs)

n. pl. mi·cro·vil·li (-vĭl′ī′)

Any of the minute hairlike structures projecting from the surface of certain cells, such as those lining the small intestine.

mi′cro·vil′lar (-lər) adj.

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microvillus

(ˌmaɪkrəʊˈvɪləs)

n, pl -li (-laɪ)

(Physiology) physiol a thin protuberance present in great abundance at the surface of some epithelial cells, notably in the gut, thus increasing the surface area available for absorption

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mi•cro•vil•lus

(ˌmaɪ kroʊˈvɪl əs)

n., pl. -vil•li (-ˈvɪl aɪ)

any of the fingerlike projections of the surface of an epithelial cell.

[1950–1955]

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Cryptosporidium is a coccidian parasite which resides in the microvillus of the lumen and multiply in the microvillus producing Oocyst, leading to malfunction of the lumen.

Study of cryptosporidiosis in children with gastroenteritis in and around Bidar

This is in accordance with previous research work in which hyperglycaemia suppresses the cell cycle leading to slowing of the growth in chick embryos.10 Alteration of metabolites could be the basis of this growth inhibition as shown by work done by Moley and fellows by exposure of pre-implantation mouse embryos to elevated glucose.9 Excess glucose in mammalian post-implantation embryos resulted in ultra-structural changes in visceral yolk sac, such as reduced microvillus surface, fewer mitochondria and a sparser distribution of endoplasmic reticulum.

Effect of administration of glucose on body length and body weight of the chick embryos

The tegument covering the anterior adhesive areas is microvillus (Figure 7).

Surface topography of the anterior adhesive apparatus of the gill monogenean parasite Diplectanum sp. diesing, 1858, with some surface criteria

The enterocytes were columnar, with an electron dense cytoplasm, a basal located granular nucleus, and microvillus towards the lumen (Fig.

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is an apicomplex, intracellular, extracytoplasmic protozoan parasites which infect the microvillus epithelium of gastrointestinal tract in animals, birds, reptiles and man.

Occurrence of Cryptosporidiosis in neonatal buffalo calves and its treatment

The cross section area of each microvillus is given by

On the role of the blood vessel endothelial microvilli in the blood flow in small capillaries

Histopathological findings in study cases from these farms confirmed the bursitis identified at necropsy, showing hyperplasia of bursal epithelial cells, with various life-cycle stages of Cryptosporidia parasitizing the microvillus border.

Cryptosporidium spp. in bursa of fabricius of broiler chickens from Uruguay/ Cryptosporidium spp. em bursa de fabricius de frangos de corte no Uruguai

In low dose group, normal structure of fetal type II pneumonocyte was observed and microvillus outstanding cell surface fell off a little with clear cellular nuclear structure.

Effect of bile acid on fetal lung in rat model of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy

Microvillus was preserved at apical portions of the corneal epithelium of MSCs-treated rats and there was no prominent sign of cellular injury at cornea of these rats (Figures 4 and 5).

Efficacy of topical mesenchymal stem cell therapy in the treatment of experimental dry eye syndrome model

jii visualizes two types of receptor cells (i) Ciliated sensory with microvillus (ii) Ciliated non-sensory cells.

Anatomical Studies of the Olfactory Epithelium of Two Cave Fishes Sinocyclocheilus jii and S. furcodorsalis (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from China

MYO5B mutations cause microvillus inclusion disease and disrupt epithelial cell polarity.

Diagnosis of microvillous inclusion disease: a case report and literature review with significance for Oman

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