| id | GO:0005902 Detailed information
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| name | microvillus
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| namespace | cellular_component
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| def | "Thin cylindrical membrane-covered projections on the surface of an animal cell containing a core bundle of actin filaments. Present in especially large numbers on the absorptive surface of intestinal cells." [ISBN:0813516194]
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| comment | Note that this term refers to a projection from a single cell, and should not be confused with 'microvillus' as used to refer to a multicellular structure such as that found in the placenta.
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| subset | goslim_pir
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| xref | Wikipedia:Microvillus
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| is_a | GO:0042995 ! cell projection
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