pia mater

Term ID

UBERON:0002361

Synonyms

• pia
• pia mater of neuraxis
• pial membrane

Definition

The innermost layer of the leptomeninges, consisting of a delicate membrane closely covering the surface of the brain and spinal cord,and lying under the arachnoid membrane. The pia, unlike the arachnoid, extends into the sulci in gyrencephalic animals.

References

• BTO:0001635
• EHDAA2:0004318
• EHDAA:1367
• EHDAA:1961
• EHDAA:2001
• EHDAA:2099
• EHDAA:2685
• EHDAA:2833
• EHDAA:2867
• EHDAA:3692
• EHDAA:3710
• EHDAA:6566
• EHDAA:6583
• EMAPA:32663
• EV:0100315
• GAID:693
• MA:0001116
• MESH:D010841
• NCIT:C33321
• OpenCyc:Mx4rvtesBZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA
• Pia:mater
• RETIRED_EHDAA2:0001464
• UMLS:C0031869
• http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=1463
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0031869
• http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/362305004
• nlx_anat:090209

Ontology

Uberon Ontology