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ependyma
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The thin epithelium-like membrane composed of ependymal cells that lines the ventricular system of the brain and the spinal cord. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0387949542 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ependyma ]
Term info
Label
ependyma
Synonyms
- ependyma of neuraxis
- ependymal epithelium
Subsets
pheno_slim
depicted by
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/Gray667.png
external ontology notes
FMA breaks ependyma into ependyma proper (a subdivsion of epithelium) and epithelium of choroid plexus
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
lamina epithelialis
has relational adjective
ependymal
id
UBERON:0004670
structure notes
unlike other epithelia, there is no basement membrane under the ependymal epithelium[ISBN:0387949542]