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Tuft cell

Tuft cells are chemosensory cells in the epithelial lining of the intestines. Similar tufted cells are found in the respiratory epithelium where they are known as brush cells. The name "tuft" refers to the brush-like microvilli projecting from the cells. Ordinarily there are very few tuft cells present but they have been shown to greatly increase at…

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Human tuft cells

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Tuft cells in disease

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Tuft cell

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related to Tuft cells in type-2 immunity · 18
Tuft cell → Activation, Also, As, Hyperplasia, IL, IL-13, IL-25, IL25, ILC2, ILC2s, It, Sucnr1, Th2, Th2s, The, This, Tissue, Without IL-25
related to Morphology · 11
Tuft cell → Also, Alveolar, DCLK1, Differences, Golgi, Other, The, These, This, TRPM5, Tuft
related to Function · 10
Tuft cell → Ca2, Despite, Due, For, However, It, One, These, This, Tuft
related to history · 9
Tuft cell → Chlopkov, Dalhamn, Dr, He, In, Järvi, Keyriläinen, Rhodin, Tuft
related to Human tuft cells · 9
Tuft cell → Colocalization, DCLK1, Double, GI, On, The, These, They, Tuft
related to Helminth infections · 8
Tuft cell → IL-25, It, KO, Pou2f3 KO, The, This, Trpm5, Tuft
related to Tuft cells in disease · 7
Tuft cell → CD, Crohn's, Crohn's Disease, During, Helminth, IBD, This

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cells tuft cell infection found intestine also microvilli important taste response role function type-2 helminth dclk1 bladder trachea stomach apical

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Tuft cellrelated to FunctionThis0.60section
Tuft cellrelated to FunctionHowever0.60section
Tuft cellrelated to FunctionThese0.60section
Tuft cellrelated to FunctionTuft0.60section
Tuft cellrelated to FunctionDue0.60section
Tuft cellrelated to FunctionDespite0.60section
Tuft cellrelated to FunctionCa20.60section
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Tuft cellrelated to Helminth infectionsTuft0.60section
Tuft cellrelated to Helminth infectionsThe0.60section

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