Term: intestinal epithelium lipid droplet
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Name: intestinal epithelium
Synonyms: intestine epithelium, villous epithelium
Definition: Simple columnar epithelium that lines the intestine, sometimes pseudostratified, with absorptive brush-border cells and mucous goblet cells clearly visible.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005124]
Name: lipid droplet
Synonyms: adiposome, lipid body, lipid particle
Definition: An intracellular non-membrane-bounded organelle comprising a matrix of coalesced lipids surrounded by a phospholipid monolayer. May include associated proteins.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0005811]    QuickGO    AmiGO