Term Name: |
endocardial cushion |
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Search Ontology:
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Synonyms: |
- atrioventricular canal cushion
- atrioventricular cushion
- AV cushion
- cardiac cushion
- endocardial cushion tissue
- endocardial cushions
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Definition: |
The endocardial cushion is a specialized region of mesenchymal cells that will give rise to the heart septa and valves[GO]. Swellings of tissue present between the endocardial and myocardial cell layers that will give rise to the interstitial cells of the cardiac valves[ZFA].
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References: |
- Atrioventricular:cushions
- EHDAA2:0000434
- EHDAA2:0004028
- EHDAA:2586
- EMAPA:16696
- MA:0000078
- TAO:0001317
- VHOG:0000932
- XAO:0004189
- ZFA:0001317
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Ontology: |
Cell Ontology
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