loading...| Preferred Name |
Pericyte |
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| Synonyms |
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| Definitions |
This class has been retired. A flattened, or elongated, stellate-shaped solitary cell with multiple cytoplasmic processes encircling the capillary endothelium and contacting a large abluminal vessel area. It may be equivalent to the vascular smooth muscle cell, although this identify has not been conclusively determined yet (Armulik et al., Circ Res 97: 512, 2005). |
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| ID |
http://ontology.neuinfo.org/NIF/BiomaterialEntities/NIF-Cell.owl#sao1355908696 |
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| Obsolete |
true |
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| comment |
This class has been retired. |
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| cell_ontology_ID |
CL:0000184 |
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| curationStatus |
uncurated |
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| definition |
A flattened, or elongated, stellate-shaped solitary cell with multiple cytoplasmic processes encircling the capillary endothelium and contacting a large abluminal vessel area. It may be equivalent to the vascular smooth muscle cell, although this identify has not been conclusively determined yet (Armulik et al., Circ Res 97: 512, 2005). |
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| deprecated |
true |
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| hasFormerParentClass |
http://ontology.neuinfo.org/NIF/BiomaterialEntities/NIF-Cell.owl#sao1813327414 |
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| isReplacedByClass |
http://ontology.neuinfo.org/NIF/BiomaterialEntities/NIF-Cell.owl#nifext_171 |
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| label |
Pericyte |
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| prefixIRI |
sao1355908696 |
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| prefLabel |
Pericyte |
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| sao_ID |
sao1355908696 |
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| synonym |
Mural Cell Rouget Cell |
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| umls_ID |
C0598800 |
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| subClassOf |
http://ontology.neuinfo.org/NIF/Backend/BIRNLex_annotation_properties.owl#_birnlex_retired_class |