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oral epithelium
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An epithelium that is part of the mouth and lines the oral cavity, typically stratified squamous, and may be para-, ortho- or non- keratinized. Primary barrier between oral environment and deeper tissues [ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Term info
Label
oral epithelium
Synonyms
- epithelium of mucosa of mouth
- epithelium of oral mucosa
Subsets
vertebrate_core
development notes
the avian oral epithelium has the developmental capacity to initiate tooth developmental programs with underlying grafts of non-avian oral ectomesenchyme
editor note
consider including separate class for developmental structure (adult human is stratified; in EHDAA2 is unilaminar)
external definition
The epithelium that lines the oral cavity. The oral epithelium epithelial cells with many short microvilli as well as mucous cells, rodlet cells and taste buds[ZFIN:ZDB-PUB-060921-12, ZFIN:ZDB-PUB-091204-24].
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Term relations
Subclass of:
- digestive tract epithelium
- epithelium of mucosa
- adjacent_to some oral cavity
- part of some mouth mucosa