National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 21, 2019

Preferred Name	Microvillus
ID	http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C33112
code	C33112
DEFINITION	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 is comprised of plasma membrane that is supported by longitudinal actin filaments that are crosslinked by fimbrin and villin.
label	Microvillus
Legacy_Concept_Name	Microvillus
Preferred_Name	Microvillus
prefixIRI	C33112
prefLabel	Microvillus
Semantic_Type	Anatomical Structure
UMLS_CUI	C0026049
subClassOf	http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C25763 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C33874

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Mapping To	Ontology	Source
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FMA_67296	Foundational Model of Anatomy	LOOM
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0005902	Human Phenotype Ontology China	LOOM
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0005902	Cell Ontology	LOOM
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0005902	Gene Ontology	LOOM