intestinal crypt stem cell

Term ID

CL:0002250

Synonyms

• stem cell of intestinal crypt of Lieberkuhn

Definition

A cell that is found in a zone occupying the bottom region of the crypt; provide the source of most of the cell types of the intestinal epithelium; proliferate by mitotic division; differentiates into columnar or goblet cells. 0517223651

References

• FMA:63379

Ontology

Cell Ontology