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simple squamous epithelium
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Unilaminar epithelium which consists of a single layer of squamous cells. Examples: pulmonary alveolar epithelium, endothelium.[FMA] [ http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9114-8737 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_squamous_epithelium ]
Term info
Label
simple squamous epithelium
Synonyms
- epithelium simplex squamosum
Subsets
uberon_slim, vertebrate_core
depicted by
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/Illu_epithelium.jpg
external definition
Unilaminar epithelium that consists of a single layer of squamous cells.[CARO]
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
simple squamous epithelia
id
UBERON:0000487