Brush cell

- a cell characterized by the presence of a tuft of blunt, squat microvilli (120 140/cell) on the cell surface. The microvilli contain filaments that stretch into the underlying cytoplasm. It has a distinctive pear shape with a wide base and a narrow microvillus apex. This cell is distinct from the unipolar brush cell found in the cerebellar cortex.

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