loading...| Preferred Name |
basement membrane of epithelium |
| Synonyms |
basement membrane of connective tissue basement membrane membrana basalis |
| 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 |
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| curator notes |
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 |
NCIT:C13191 GAID:915 UMLS:C0004799 AAO:0010596 SCTID:68989006 FMA:63872 Wikipedia:Basement_membrane |
| 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. |
| has exact synonym |
basement membrane of connective tissue membrana basalis |
| has part | |
| has related synonym |
basement membrane |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| id |
UBERON:0005769 |
| label |
basement membrane of epithelium |
| notation |
UBERON:0005769 |
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| prefLabel |
basement membrane of epithelium |
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