Term Information

Accession

GO:0045177

Ontology

cellular component

Synonyms

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Definition

The region of a polarized cell that forms a tip or is distal to a base. For example, in a polarized epithelial cell, the apical region has an exposed surface and lies opposite to the basal lamina that separates the epithelium from other tissue. [source: GOC:mah, ISBN:0815316194]

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Subset

• goslim_pir

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