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pseudostratified columnar epithelium
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A simple columnar epithelium that looks stratified but is not, because its cells are arranged with their nuclei at different levels. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudostratified_columnar_epithelium http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/pseudostratified+epithelium ]
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Label
pseudostratified columnar epithelium
external ontology notes
glandular in NCIT; we consider the two NCIT terms synonymous
function notes
Pseudostratified epithelia function in secretion or absorption. If a specimen looks stratified but has cilia, then it is a pseudostratified ciliated epithelium, since stratified epithelia do not have cilia.
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UBERON:0010498