basal lamina of epithelium

Term ID

UBERON:0000482

Synonyms

• basal lamina
• basal laminae
• lamina basalis

Definition

Acellular anatomical structure that consists of a thin sheet of fibrous proteins that underlie and support the cells of an epithelium. It separates the cells of an epithelium from any underlying tissue. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9114-8737

References

• AAO:0010269
• AEO:0000065
• BILA:0000065
• Basal:lamina
• CARO:0000065
• EHDAA2:0003065
• HAO:0000065
• MESH:D001485
• NCIT:C32186
• NIF_Subcellular:sao1397492660
• TAO:0001485
• TGMA:0001850
• UMLS:C0085872
• VHOG:0001592
• WBbt:0005756
• XAO:0003163
• ZFA:0001485
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0085872

Ontology

Uberon Ontology