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urinary bladder urothelium

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The epithelial lining of the luminal space of the urinary bladder. [ ]

Term info

Label

urinary bladder urothelium

Synonyms
  • bladder transitional cell epithelium
  • transitional epithelium of urinary bladder
  • urinary bladder transitional epithelium
  • urothelium of urinary bladder
database cross reference
Subsets

pheno_slim

has broad synonym

urothelium

has related synonym

transitional epithelium, epithelium of bladder

id

UBERON:0004645

structure notes

5-7 cell layers thick in contracted bladder, 2-3 cells thick in distended bladder; lines renal pelvis, ureters, bladder, most of urethra but not distal urethra