Cuboidal epithelium

Cuboidal epithelium
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Cuboidal epithelia are epithelial cells having a cube-like shape; that is, their width is approximately equal to their height. They may exist in single layers (simple cuboidal epithelium) or multiple layers (stratified cuboidal epithelium) depending on their location (and thus function) in the body.

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cuboidal+epithelium at eMedicine Dictionary

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v • d • e Histology: epithelial tissue

Types	Columnar (simple, stratified) - Cuboidal (simple, stratified) - Pseudostratified - Respiratory - Squamous (simple, stratified) - Transitional/Urothelium - Olfactory - Corneal

Features	Lateral/cell-cell: Tight junction - Adherens junction - Desmosome - Gap junction Basal/cell-matrix: Basal lamina - Hemidesmosome - Focal adhesion Apical: Cilia - Microvilli - Stereocilia

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