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perineurium
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A layer of thin, concentrically arranged cells with interspersed collagen that lies within the epineurium. (Nolte, J., The Human Brain 3rd edition) [ ]
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Label
perineurium
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external definition
Connective tissue surrounding a fascicle[Wikipedia:Perineurium].
external ontology notes
consider FBbt:00007090 (perineurium): The outer two layers of glial cells that cover the central nervous system and the nerves. The outer layer is the perineurial sheath (sometimes referred to as the perineurial sheath outer layer); the inner layer is the sub-perineural glial sheath (sometimes referred to as the perineurial sheath inner layer)
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uberon
has relational adjective
perineurial
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UBERON:0000121
Term relations
Subclass of:
- dense irregular connective tissue
- located_in some epineurium
- part of some nerve fasciculus
- bounding layer of some nerve fasciculus
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