Preferred Name |
tunica intima |
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Synonyms |
tunica intima vasorum Bichat's tunic intima |
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Definitions |
The innermost layer of a blood vessel which is a lining of endothelial cells facing the lumen[Kardong]. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002523 |
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adjacent to | ||
database_cross_reference |
EMAPA:36297 SCTID:87483006 MESH:D017539 BTO:0002012 NCIT:C33820 UMLS:C0162864 SCTID:8361002 Wikipedia:Tunica_intima FMA:55589 GAID:523 MA:0002861 |
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definition |
The innermost layer of a blood vessel which is a lining of endothelial cells facing the lumen[Kardong]. |
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depiction |
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/Illu_artery.jpg |
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editor note |
the FMA class represents a more generic layer which is the superclass of the layer found in both blood vessels and lymph vessels (and also endocardium) - we should probably follow this structure the FMA class represents a structure which may have both epithelium and fibroelastic connective tissue as parts |
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has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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has_related_synonym |
tunica intima vasorum Bichat's tunic intima |
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id |
UBERON:0002523 |
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label |
tunica intima |
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notation |
UBERON:0002523 |
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prefLabel |
tunica intima |
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subClassOf |