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reticular lamina of epithelium
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A thin extracellular layer that sometimes lies below the basal lamina, is composed chiefly of collagenous fibers, and serves to anchor the basal lamina to underlying connective tissue. [ http://mw1.merriam-webster.com/medical/reticular%20lamina ]
Term info
Label
reticular lamina of epithelium
Synonyms
- fibroreticular lamina
- lamina fibroreticularis
Subsets
uberon_slim
comment
See https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/1436
curator notes
this class represents a continuous sheet of reticular lamina which can underlie multiple epithelial cells over large regions. In contrast, the GO class 'lamina reticularis' represents a portion of substance on the scale of a single cell.
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
reticular membrane, lamina reticularis, reticular lamina
id
UBERON:0001967