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perivascular space
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The space between a blood vessel and the pia mater. [ https://doi.org/10.1007/s11064-015-1581-6 ]
Term info
Label
perivascular space
Synonyms
- Virchow-Robin space
- perivascular region
Subsets
pheno_slim
comment
VRS belonging to the subarachnoid space are continuous with VRS of the subpial space. The direct communication between VRS of the subarachnoid space and the subpial space is unique to the brain's arteries, as no leptomeningeal layers surround the brain's veins[WP]
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https://static-content.springer.com/image/art%3A10.1007%2Fs11064-015-1581-6/MediaObjects/11064_2015_1581_Fig3_HTML.gif
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
perivascular spaces
id
UBERON:0014930
Term relations
Subclass of:
- anatomical space
- part of some meningeal cluster
- contains some cerebrospinal fluid
- adjacent_to some pia mater
- adjacent_to some blood vessel