name	intestinal_villi
namespace	http://cytomer.bioinf.med.uni-goettingen.de#
parent	 part_of_small_intestine 
comment [de]	fingerförmige oder blattförmige Fortsätze des Oberflächenepithels des Dünndarms zusammen mit der Lamina propria mucosae, wodurch die Resorptionsfläche des Dünndarms um das fünffache vergrößert wird
speciesNo []	86
comment [en]	Microscopic finger-like projections (0.5 to 1.5 mm in length) of the mucosal lining of the small intestine which are responsible for absorption of nutrients. The villi greatly increase the effective absorptive surface area of the small intestine
label [en]	intestinal villi
organNo []	20305
label [de]	Dünndarmzotten
ACC []	cy0035780
label [med]	Villi intestinales
nameMedicineSynonym []	Mikrovilli
nameEnglishSynonym []	villi
hasCell	basal_granular_cell
isPartOf	mucosa_of_small_intestine
hasCell	beaker_cell
isPartOf	adult
hasCell	brush_border_cell_of_intestine_with_microvilli
isPartOf	small_intestine