National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Basilar Membrane
Synonyms

Basilar Membrane

Definitions

A sheet of amorphous extracellular material upon which the basal surfaces of epithelial cells rest. It is made up of two layers, the basal lamina and the reticular lamina. It is also associated with muscle cells, Schwann cells, fat cells, and capillaries; and is interposed between the cellular elements and the underlying connective tissue.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C13179

code

C13179

DEFINITION

A sheet of amorphous extracellular material upon which the basal surfaces of epithelial cells rest. It is made up of two layers, the basal lamina and the reticular lamina. It is also associated with muscle cells, Schwann cells, fat cells, and capillaries; and is interposed between the cellular elements and the underlying connective tissue.

FULL_SYN

Basilar Membrane

label

Basilar Membrane

Legacy Concept Name

Basilar_Membrane

Preferred_Name

Basilar Membrane

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C13179

Semantic_Type

Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component

UMLS_CUI

C0004816

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12749

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