Cuboidal epithelial cell

Cuboidal epithelial cell
Cuboidal epithelial cell
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Epithelium
Code TH H2.00.02.0.01013

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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see also Template:Epithelial neoplasms

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