A specialized, columnar, mucus secreting epithelial cell shaped like a flask or goblet. A narrow basal end contains the nucleus while the apical end is swollen by the accumulation of mucus laden secretory granules. Short microvilli project from the apical plasma membrane. [ MESH:D020397 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goblet_cell ]
Synonyms: chalice cell
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- epithelial cell
- capable of some mucus secretion
- has part some microvillus
- has part some mucin granule