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capsule of lymph node
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Capsule surrounding lymph node composed of connective tissue with some plain muscle fibers. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lymph_node#Capsule ]
Term info
Label
capsule of lymph node
Synonyms
- capsula nodi lymphoidei
- lymph node capsule
Subsets
uberon_slim
depicted by
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/Lymphknoten_%28Schwein%29.jpg
has obo namespace
uberon
id
UBERON:0002194
taxon notes
from its internal surface are given off a number of membranous processes or trabeculae, consisting, in man, of connective tissue, with a small admixture of plain muscle fibers; but in many of the lower animals composed almost entirely of involuntary muscle[WP]
Term relations
Subclass of:
- capsule
- anatomical entity
- part of some lymph node
- bounding layer of some lymph node
- composed primarily of some connective tissue