Assertion: epithelium | /r/HasProperty | stretched
Facets:
value: as in a distended bladder
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Epithelial tissues have the ability of "sensing" mechanical stimuli, so that when an epithelium is stretched the proliferation rate is increased.
text: ; cells may be flatter and thinner when epithelium is stretched (as in a distended bladder); some cells have two nuclei