olfactory epithelial support cell

Term ID

CL:0000853

Synonyms

• olfactory sustentacular cell
• supporting cell of olfactory epithelium
• sustentaculocyte of olfactory epithelium

Definition

Olfactory epithelial support cell is a columnar cell that extends from the epithelial free margin to the basement membrane of the olfactory epithelium. This cell type has a large, vertically, elongate, euchromatic nucleus, along with other nuclei, forms a layer superficial to the cell body of the receptor cell; sends long somewhat irregular microvilli into the mucus layer; at the base, with expanded end-feet containing numerous lamellated dense bodies resembling lipofuscin of neurons. 0517223651

References

• FMA:62302

Ontology

Cell Ontology