Term Name: cell layer
Synonyms: cell sheath, layer, layer of cells, sheath of cells
Definition: Portion of tissue, that consists of single layer of cells connected to each other by cell junctions. Examples: layer of glial cells; epithelium.
Ontology: Cell Ontology [UBERON:0000119]

Relationships
is a type of: lamina
has subtype: basal cell layer of urothelium blood brain barrier blood nerve barrier blood-air barrier blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier ciliary marginal zone cuticle of hair dentate gyrus subgranular zone egg cylinder floor plate granulosa cell layer haemolymphatic fluid-testis barrier lateral ventricle subependymal layer layer of hippocampal field mesangium roof plate septum pellucidum sheath of Schwann spongiotrophoblast layer stratum intermedium of tooth theca cell layer