Preferred Name | epicardium | |
Synonyms |
heart epicardium |
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Definitions |
The inner layer of the pericardium that is in contact with the surface of the heart. During cardiac development, it is the source of multipotent mesenchymal cells, which give rise to endothelial and smooth muscle cells in coronary vessels and also, possibly, to cardiomyocytes. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/XAO_0000316 |
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database_cross_reference |
UBERON:0002348 |
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definition |
The inner layer of the pericardium that is in contact with the surface of the heart. During cardiac development, it is the source of multipotent mesenchymal cells, which give rise to endothelial and smooth muscle cells in coronary vessels and also, possibly, to cardiomyocytes. |
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develops_from | ||
ends during | ||
has_exact_synonym |
heart epicardium |
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has_obo_namespace |
xenopus_anatomy |
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id |
XAO:0000316 |
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label |
epicardium |
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notation |
XAO:0000316 |
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part_of | ||
prefLabel |
epicardium |
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starts during | ||
treeView |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/XAO_0003040 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/XAO_0000064 |
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subClassOf |