Terminology Service for NFDI4Health
decidua
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002450
The maternal uterine-derived portion of the placenta [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11433360 ]
Term info
Label
decidua
Synonyms
- decidous membrane
Subsets
uberon_slim, pheno_slim
depicted by
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/Gray33.png
development notes
formed under the influence of progesterone and forms highly-characteristic cells. [Wikipedia:Decidua]
editor note
TODO - check mp syn
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
maternal part of placenta, decidua basalis, extraembryonic part of placenta, maternal decidual layer, endometrium, maternal placenta, placenta maternal decidual layer, extraembryonic placenta, uterine decidua
id
UBERON:0002450
Term relations
Subclass of:
- extraembryonic structure
- contributes to morphology of some placenta
- part of some placenta
- develops_from some uterine wall