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brush border
noun[ C ]
anatomy specializeduk /ˈbrʌʃ ˌbɔː.dər/ us /ˈbrʌʃ ˌbɔːr.dɚ/
a layer of small, finger-like cells on the inner surface of the small intestine and kidneys that helps absorb substances in the body:
This delays carbohydrate digestion by selectively inhibiting glucosidase enzymes in the brush border of the small intestine.
brush border membraneTwo distinct phosphate transport systems have been identified in the renal brush border membrane.
During transcellular calcium transport across the absorptive enterocyte, calcium must pass across an apical brush border membrane.
In the small intestine, protein is further digested by pancreatic enzymes and intestinal brush border membrane enzymes.
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