loading...| Preferred Name |
chorionic villus |
| Synonyms |
villous of placenta fetal part of placenta embryonic part of placenta embryonic placenta chorionic villous placental villi placental villous chorionic villus fetal placenta placental villus villous chorion chorionic villi |
| Definitions |
One of the minute vascular projections of the fetal chorion that combines with maternal uterine tissue to form the placenta. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0007106 |
| database_cross_reference |
Wikipedia:Chorionic_villi NCIT:C34125 EHDAA2:0004717 BTO:0001161 SCTID:360403003 UMLS:C0008508 MESH:D002824 |
| definition |
One of the minute vascular projections of the fetal chorion that combines with maternal uterine tissue to form the placenta. |
| depicted by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Gray29.png |
| develops_from | |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
villous of placenta fetal part of placenta embryonic part of placenta embryonic placenta chorionic villous placental villi placental villous chorionic villus fetal placenta placental villus villous chorion chorionic villi |
| id |
UBERON:0007106 |
| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas |
| label |
chorionic villus |
| notation |
UBERON:0007106 |
| part_of | |
| prefLabel |
chorionic villus |
| present_in_taxon | |
| treeView | |
| UBPROP_0000008 |
The mouse and human placentas have labyrinthine and villous types of interdigitation between maternal and fetal tissues, respectively |
| UBPROP_0000010 |
The bulk of the villi consist of connective tissues in which blood vessels are found. Most of the cells in the connective tissue core of the villi are fibroblasts. Macrophages known as Hofbauer cells are also present. |
| subClassOf |