epithelia

epithelia
ep·i·the·li·a (ĕp'ə-thēʹlē-ə) n.
A plural of 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… …   Wikipedia

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  • Cytokeratin — Keratin intermediate filaments in epithelial cells (red stain). Cytokeratins are proteins of keratin containing intermediate filaments found in the intracytoplasmic cytoskeleton of epithelial tissue. The term cytokeratin began to be used in the… …   Wikipedia

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