loading...| Preferred Name |
tarsal gland |
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| Synonyms |
gland of Meibom Meibomian gland glandula tarsales tarsoconjunctival gland palpebral gland |
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| Definitions |
A modified lobulated sebaceous gland at the rim of an eyelid, responsible for the supply of meibum. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001818 |
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| contributes to morphology of | ||
| database_cross_reference |
BTO:0004165 SCTID:280585003 Wikipedia:Meibomian_gland UMLS:C0025181 MESH:D008537 NCIT:C33075 FMA:59104 GAID:899 MA:0001249 |
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| definition |
A modified lobulated sebaceous gland at the rim of an eyelid, responsible for the supply of meibum. |
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| depiction |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Gray1205.png |
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| has exact synonym |
gland of Meibom Meibomian gland glandula tarsales |
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| has related synonym |
tarsoconjunctival gland palpebral gland |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| id |
UBERON:0001818 |
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| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#organ_slim |
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| label |
tarsal gland |
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| notation |
UBERON:0001818 |
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| part_of | ||
| prefixIRI |
UBERON:0001818 |
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| prefLabel |
tarsal gland |
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| UBPROP_0000011 |
in mice, meibomian gland development is initiated around E18.5 with the formation of an epithelial placode and mesenchymal condensation, similar to that observed in hair follicle development; invagination of the epithelium into the developing mesenchyme then continues from birth to about P3 with initial branching of the epithelial cord detected at P5; by P8 the developing meibomian gland shows extensive ductal branching and the formation of distinct acini with mature meibomian glands present by P15 or eyelid opening[PMID:20664693] |
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| subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0013231 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0015251 |