loading...| Preferred Name | Myoepithelial Cell | |
| Synonyms |
Myoepithelial Cell Basket Cell |
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| Definitions |
A contractile cell found between the secretory cells and basement membrane of exocrine glands. Each myoepithelial cell has long cytoplasmic processes that wrap around a secretory unit. The contraction of the myoepithelial processes forces the secretory product from the secretory unit into its duct. |
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| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C33152 |
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| code |
C33152 |
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| DEFINITION |
A contractile cell found between the secretory cells and basement membrane of exocrine glands. Each myoepithelial cell has long cytoplasmic processes that wrap around a secretory unit. The contraction of the myoepithelial processes forces the secretory product from the secretory unit into its duct. |
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| FULL_SYN |
Myoepithelial Cell Basket Cell |
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| label |
Myoepithelial Cell |
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Myoepithelial_Cell |
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| Preferred_Name |
Myoepithelial Cell |
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C33152 |
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| Semantic_Type |
Cell |
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0225356 |
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| subClassOf |