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choroid plexus

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A network formed by blood vessels and the tela choroidea which secretes CSF into the ventricular spaces. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choroid_plexus https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0471888893 ]

Term info

Label

choroid plexus

Synonyms
  • chorioid plexus
  • plexus choroideus
database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Gray708.svg

editor note

TODO - check relationship to ventricle. Check subclass - ZFA says vasculature. Note that FMA:61934 (choroid plexus of cerebral hemisphere) has exact synonym 'choroid plexus' but it is not clear that this belongs here, as the fourth ventricle is not in the cerebral hemisphere

external definition

A tuft of capillaries that project into the ventricles of the brain and secretes cerebral spinal fluid. The choroid plexus is covered by a cuboidal epithelium which maintains the integrity of the blood-brain barrier.[TAO], Fringe of the tela choroidea of the brain ventricles[MP]

has related synonym

ventricular choroid plexus, plexus choroideus, choroid plexus of cerebral hemisphere

id

UBERON:0001886