intermicrovillar

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

inter- +‎ microvillar

Adjective[edit]

intermicrovillar (not comparable)

  1. Between microvilli.
    • 2015 July 21, “Lipidoid Nanoparticles for siRNA Delivery to the Intestinal Epithelium: In Vitro Investigations in a Caco-2 Model”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Furthermore, monolayers express microvilli upon differentiation, and LNPs need to navigate into the intermicrovillar space in order for endocytosis to occur.