loading...| Preferred Name |
basement membrane of epithelium |
| Synonyms |
basement membrane membrana basalis basement membrane of connective tissue |
| Definitions |
An acellular membrane that is part of the epithelium, lies adjacent to the epithelial cells, and is the fusion of the the basal lamina and the reticular lamina. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0005769 |
| curator note |
this class represents a continuous sheet of basement membrane which can underlie multiple epithelial cells over large regions. In contrast, the GO class 'basal membrane' represents a portion of substance on the scale of a single cell. |
| database_cross_reference |
UMLS:C0004799 GAID:915 FMA:63872 AAO:0010596 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C13191 http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/68989006 |
| has_exact_synonym |
membrana basalis basement membrane of connective tissue |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
basement membrane |
| id |
UBERON:0005769 |
| imported from | |
| label |
basement membrane of epithelium |
| notation |
UBERON:0005769 |
| part_of | |
| prefLabel |
basement membrane of epithelium |
| present_in_taxon | |
| textual definition |
An acellular membrane that is part of the epithelium, lies adjacent to the epithelial cells, and is the fusion of the the basal lamina and the reticular lamina. |
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