loading...| Preferred Name | epimysium | |
| Synonyms |
epimysia fascia of muscle organ |
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| Definitions |
Epimysium is a layer of connective tissue which ensheaths the entire muscle. It is composed of dense irregular connective tissue. It is continuous with fascia and other connective tissue wrappings of muscle including the endomysium, and perimysium. It is also continuous with tendons where it becomes thicker and collagenous. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0011899 |
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| database_cross_reference |
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0504096 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epimysium http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C32527 FMA:9726 UMLS:C0504096 |
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| definition |
Epimysium is a layer of connective tissue which ensheaths the entire muscle. It is composed of dense irregular connective tissue. It is continuous with fascia and other connective tissue wrappings of muscle including the endomysium, and perimysium. It is also continuous with tendons where it becomes thicker and collagenous. |
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| function_notes |
The Epimysium also protects muscles from friction against other muscles and bones |
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| has_exact_synonym |
fascia of muscle organ |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
epimysia |
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UBERON:0011899 |
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epimysium |
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| notation |
UBERON:0011899 |
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epimysium |
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