"Basement Membrane" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A darkly stained mat-like EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX (ECM) that separates cell layers, such as EPITHELIUM from ENDOTHELIUM or a layer of CONNECTIVE TISSUE. The ECM layer that supports an overlying EPITHELIUM or ENDOTHELIUM is called basal lamina. Basement membrane (BM) can be formed by the fusion of either two adjacent basal laminae or a basal lamina with an adjacent reticular lamina of connective tissue. BM, composed mainly of TYPE IV COLLAGEN; glycoprotein LAMININ; and PROTEOGLYCAN, provides barriers as well as channels between interacting cell layers.
| Descriptor ID |
D001485
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A10.272.220 A10.615.179
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| Concept/Terms |
Basement Membrane- Basement Membrane
- Basement Membranes
- Membrane, Basement
- Membranes, Basement
Basal Lamina- Basal Lamina
- Basal Laminas
- Lamina, Basal
- Laminas, Basal
- Basement Lamina
- Basement Laminas
- Lamina, Basement
- Laminas, Basement
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