loading...| Preferred Name |
epicardium |
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| Synonyms |
heart epicardium visceral serous pericardium proper visceral serous pericardium of heart pericardium visceral mesothelium |
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| Definitions |
EDITOR_NOTE TODO - check links with UBERON:0002425 visceral serous pericardium. develops from proepicardium. WP:Epicardium -- When considered as a part of the pericardium, it is the inner layer, or visceral pericardium, continuous with the serous layer. A region of the serous membrane that forms the innermost layer of the pericardium and the outer surface of the heart. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002348 |
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EDITOR_NOTE TODO - check links with UBERON:0002425 visceral serous pericardium. develops from proepicardium. WP:Epicardium -- When considered as a part of the pericardium, it is the inner layer, or visceral pericardium, continuous with the serous layer. |
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EHDAA2:0002202 Wikipedia:Epicardium TAO:0005057 galen:Epicardium VHOG:0000119 UMLS:C0225968 XAO:0000316 AAO:0010409 NCIT:C13164 ZFA:0005057 FMA:9461 |
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| definition |
A region of the serous membrane that forms the innermost layer of the pericardium and the outer surface of the heart. |
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| external_definition |
External layer of the heart.[TAO] The inner layer of the pericardium that is in contact with the surface of the heart.[AAO] |
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| function_notes |
The visceral pericardium apparently produces the pericardial fluid, which lubricates motion between the inner and outer layers of the pericardium. During ventricular contraction, the wave of depolarization moves from endocardial to epicardial surface. [Wikipedia:Epicardium] |
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| has_exact_synonym |
heart epicardium visceral serous pericardium proper visceral serous pericardium of heart |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
pericardium visceral mesothelium |
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| id |
UBERON:0002348 |
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| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#vertebrate_core |
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| label |
epicardium |
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| notation |
UBERON:0002348 |
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| prefLabel |
epicardium |
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| treeView |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002425 |
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