Apical
At or near the apex; pertaining to the intestinal lumen side of an enterocyte.
Also: Brush border side
The membrane face of an epithelial cell that faces the lumen of the intestine. Apical transporters (e.g., SGLT1, DMT1) handle uptake of nutrients from the gut lumen.
How one textbook covers it
Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism, 8th ed. (Gropper) — Glossary
The membrane face of an epithelial cell that faces the lumen of the intestine. Apical transporters (e.g., SGLT1, DMT1) handle uptake of nutrients from the gut lumen.
Related terms
Enterocyte, Microvilli, SGLT1