loading...| Preferred Name |
ovarian medulla |
| Synonyms |
medulla of ovary medulla ovarii (zona vasculosa) zona vasculosa of Waldeyer |
| Definitions |
Highly vascular stroma found in the center of the ovary that forms from embryonic mesenchyme and contains blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, and nerves; this stroma forms the tissue of the hilum by which the ovarian ligament is attached, and through which the blood vessels enter; it does not contain any ovarian follicles. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0013192 |
| database_cross_reference |
EMAPA:37928 Wikipedia:Medulla_of_ovary UMLS:C0227879 FMA:18616 NCIT:C33245 |
| definition |
Highly vascular stroma found in the center of the ovary that forms from embryonic mesenchyme and contains blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, and nerves; this stroma forms the tissue of the hilum by which the ovarian ligament is attached, and through which the blood vessels enter; it does not contain any ovarian follicles. |
| has_exact_synonym |
medulla of ovary medulla ovarii (zona vasculosa) |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
zona vasculosa of Waldeyer |
| id |
UBERON:0013192 |
| in_subset | |
| label |
ovarian medulla |
| notation |
UBERON:0013192 |
| part_of | |
| prefLabel |
ovarian medulla |
| treeView | |
| UBPROP_0000010 |
composed of loose connective tissue that contains blood vessels, lymph vessels and nerves |
| subClassOf |