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epithelial cells

Tuesday 24 May 2005

Types by morphology

 squamous cells

Types by functions

 exocrine secretory epithelial cells
 endocrine secretory epithelial cells / hormone-secreting cells
 keratinizing epithelial cells
 wet stratified barrier epithelial cells

See also

 epithelium / epithelia
 epithelial morphogenesis

References

 Quintin S, Gally C, Labouesse M. Epithelial morphogenesis in embryos: asymmetries, motors and brakes. Trends Genet. 2008 May;24(5):221-30. PMID: 18375008

 Folsch H. The building blocks for basolateral vesicles in polarized epithelial cells. Trends Cell Biol. 2005 Apr;15(4):222-8. PMID: 15817379

 Marceau N, Loranger A, Gilbert S, Daigle N, Champetier S. Keratin-mediated resistance to stress and apoptosis in simple epithelial cells in relation to health and disease. Biochem Cell Biol. 2001;79(5):543-55. PMID: 11716296