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blood vessel external elastic membrane
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A thin layer of fibrous tissue capable of stretching and contracting. It is part of the tunica media of the blood vessels. [ ]
Term info
Label
blood vessel external elastic membrane
Synonyms
- external elastic lamina
- external elastic membrane
external ontology notes
in FMA this is classified as an acellular membrane, which is inconsistent with our classification as a tissue layer. Requires further investigation
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
outer elastic lamina
id
UBERON:0015433