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endocardium
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The endocardium is an anatomical structure comprised of an endothelium and an extracellular matrix that forms the innermost layer of tissue of the heart, and lines the heart chambers[GO]. [ http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0003157 ]
Term info
Label
endocardium
Synonyms
- endocardial lining
- endocardial tissue
- heart endocardium
Subsets
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
comment
fixed in GO to reflect FMA. See email to David/Varsha June 18 2010
depicted by
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/Gray493.png
external definition
Part of the heart comprised of thin serous membrane, composed of endothelial tissue, that lines the interior of the heart.[AAO], Layer that lines the lumen of the heart.[TAO], Tunica intima which has as its parts the endothelium of endocardium and the fibroelastic connective tissue that surrounds the cavity of a cardiac chamber.
has alternative id
UBERON:0006225
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
heart endocardial tissue
id
UBERON:0002165