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endometrium

Go to external page http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001295

the glandular mucous membrane lining of the uterine cavity that is hormonally responsive during the estrous/menstrual cycle and during pregnancy [ http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/smb ]

Term info

Label

endometrium

Synonyms
  • tunica mucosa (endometrium)
  • tunica mucosa uteri
  • uterine endometrium
database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim

depicted by

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/Illu_cervix.jpg

external definition

The mucous membrane lining the uterus. [TFD][VHOG]

external ontology notes

in FMA this is subdivided into basal and outer

has related synonym

uterine mucosa, uterine mucous membrane

homology notes

The maternal part of the placenta (of eutherian mammals) is the vascularized and glandular uterine lining, or endometrium.[well established][VHOG]

id

UBERON:0001295

taxon notes

Animals that have estrous cycles reabsorb the endometrium if conception does not occur during that cycle. Animals that have menstrual cycles shed the endometrium through menstruation instead