| intercalated | Interposed; inserted between two others. Origin: L. Intercalatus (05 Mar 2000) |
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| intercalated disc | An electron dense junctional complex, at the end to end contacts of cardiac muscle cells, that contains gap junctions and desmosomes. most of the disc is formed of a convoluted fascia adherens type of junction into which the actin filaments of the terminal sarcomeres insert (they are therefore equivalent to half Z bands), desmosomes are also present. The lateral portion of the stepped disc contains gap junctions that couple the cells electrically and thus coordinate the contraction. (18 Nov 1997) |
| intercalated disk | A specialised intercellular attachment of cardiac muscle comprising gap junctions, fascia adherens, and occasionally desmosomes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intercalated ducts | The minute duct's of glands, such as the salivary and the pancreas, that lead from the acini; they are lined by low cuboidal cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intercalated nucleus | A small collection of nerve cells in the medulla oblongata lying lateral to the hypoglossal nucleus. Synonym: nucleus intercalatus, Staderini's nucleus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| retinal pigmented epithelial cell | See: pigmented retinal epithelium, retina. (18 Nov 1997) |
| Golgi epithelial cell | A glial cell found in the cerebellar cortex. See: Bergmann's fibres. (05 Mar 2000) |
| odontogenic epithelial cell | Epithelial layer that will give rise to teeth. (18 Nov 1997) |
| epithelial cell | One of the many varieties of cell's that form epithelium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| epithelial reticular cell | One of the many-branched epithelial cell's that collectively form the supporting stroma for lymphocytes in the thymus; believed to produce thymosin and other factors that control thymic function. (05 Mar 2000) |
| follicular epithelial cell | <physiology> A cell lining a follicle such as that of the thyroid gland. (05 Mar 2000) |
| calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumour | A benign epithelial odontogenic neoplasm derived from the stratum intermedium of the enamel organ; a painless, slowly growing, mixed radiolucent-radiopaque lesion characterised histologically by cords of polyhedral epithelial cells, deposits of amyloid, and spherical calcifications. Synonym: Pindborg tumour. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Malassez' epithelial rests | Epithelial remains of Hertwig's root sheath in the periodontal ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| microcystic epithelial dystrophy | Bilateral, symmetrical intraepithelial cysts in the central area of the cornea of healthy women, without hereditary predisposition. (05 Mar 2000) |
| polymorphic epithelial mucin | <protein> See episialin. (18 Nov 1997) |