An apical plasma membrane part that forms a narrow enfolded luminal membrane channel, lined with numerous microvilli, that appears to extend into the cytoplasm of the cell. A specialized network of intracellular canaliculi is a characteristic feature of parietal cells of the gastric mucosa in vertebrates. [GOC:mah, ISBN:0721662544, PMID:10700045]
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M5: Ontology GO: Gene Ontology GO:CC: GO Cellular Component
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