A layer of microvilli, Thin cylindrical membrane-covered projections on the surface of an animal cell containing a core bundle of actin filaments[GO,modified]. [ http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0005902 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microvillus ]
Term information
- NCIT:C33112
- Wikipedia:Microvillus
- FMA:67296
- MESH:D008871
- UMLS:C0026049 (ncithesaurus:Microvillus)
increases the surface area of a cell lining whilst minimizing increase in volume
a wide variety of physiological and cellular functions including absorption, secretion, cellular adhesion, and mechanotransduction