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venule
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001979
Term info
Label
venule
Subsets
uberon_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
definition
One of the minute vessels that collect deoxygenated blood from the capillary plexuses returns it to the veins.
depicted by
Illu:capillary.jpg
external definition
Multi-tissue structure part of the blood vasculature formed by the anastomosis of capillaries. Venules carry blood toward the heart.[TAO]
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
venula
id
UBERON:0001979
imported from
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon.owl, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl