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epicardium
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a region of the serous membrane that forms the innermost layer of the pericardium and the outer surface of the heart. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Term info
Label
epicardium
Synonyms
- heart epicardium
- visceral serous pericardium of heart
- visceral serous pericardium proper
Subsets
uberon_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
editor note
TODO - check links with UBERON:0002425 visceral serous pericardium. develops from proepicardium. WP:Epicardium -- When considered as a part of the pericardium, it is the inner layer, or visceral pericardium, continuous with the serous layer.
external definition
External layer of the heart.[TAO], The inner layer of the pericardium that is in contact with the surface of the heart.[AAO]
function notes
The visceral pericardium apparently produces the pericardial fluid, which lubricates motion between the inner and outer layers of the pericardium. During ventricular contraction, the wave of depolarization moves from endocardial to epicardial surface. [Wikipedia:Epicardium]
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uberon
has related synonym
pericardium visceral mesothelium
id
UBERON:0002348
Term relations
Subclass of:
- multi-tissue structure
- mesoderm-derived structure
- part of some heart
- part of some visceral serous pericardium
- develops_from some proepicardium
- attaches_to some myocardium