National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Endometrial Stromal Cell

Synonyms

Endometrial Stromal Cell

Definitions

A cell of the uterine wall immediately underling the endometrial epithelium. Endometrial stromal cells proliferate and respond to the cyclic variations of estrogen and progesterone. These cells produce growth factors and hormones that mediate the proliferative response of epithelial cells to the steroid hormones estrogen and progesterone. In response to embryo implantation, endometrial stromal cells accumulate lipid and glycogen.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C33921

code

C33921

DEFINITION

A cell of the uterine wall immediately underling the endometrial epithelium. Endometrial stromal cells proliferate and respond to the cyclic variations of estrogen and progesterone. These cells produce growth factors and hormones that mediate the proliferative response of epithelial cells to the steroid hormones estrogen and progesterone. In response to embryo implantation, endometrial stromal cells accumulate lipid and glycogen.

FULL_SYN

Endometrial Stromal Cell

label

Endometrial Stromal Cell

Legacy Concept Name

Endometrial_Stromal_Cell

Preferred_Name

Endometrial Stromal Cell

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C33921

Semantic_Type

Cell

UMLS_CUI

C1516859

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C53995

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