loading...| Preferred Name | trabecula | |
| Synonyms |
trabeculae |
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| Definitions |
A small, often microscopic, tissue element in the form of a small beam, strut or rod, generally having a mechanical function, and usually but not necessarily composed of dense collagenous tissue. On histological section, a trabecula can look like a septum, but in three dimensions they are topologically distinct, with trabeculae being roughly rod or pillar-shaped and septa being sheet-like. Trabeculae are usually composed of dense fibrous tissue, i.e. mainly of collagen, and in most cases provide mechanical strengthening or stiffening to a soft solid organ, such as the spleen. They can be composed of other materials, such as bone or muscle[WP]. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000440 |
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| database_cross_reference |
BTO:0002501 Wikipedia:Trabecula FMA:85273 |
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| has_exact_synonym |
trabeculae |
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uberon |
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UBERON:0000440 |
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| label |
trabecula |
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| notation |
UBERON:0000440 |
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| prefLabel |
trabecula |
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| textual definition |
A small, often microscopic, tissue element in the form of a small beam, strut or rod, generally having a mechanical function, and usually but not necessarily composed of dense collagenous tissue. On histological section, a trabecula can look like a septum, but in three dimensions they are topologically distinct, with trabeculae being roughly rod or pillar-shaped and septa being sheet-like. Trabeculae are usually composed of dense fibrous tissue, i.e. mainly of collagen, and in most cases provide mechanical strengthening or stiffening to a soft solid organ, such as the spleen. They can be composed of other materials, such as bone or muscle[WP]. |
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| UBPROP_0000007 |
trabecular |
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