basement membrane
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0005604
A collagen-containing extracellular matrix consisting of a thin layer of dense material found in various animal tissues interposed between the cells and the adjacent connective tissue. It consists of the basal lamina plus an associated layer of reticulin fibers. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22505934 http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0198547684&isbn=1/ ]
Term info
Note that this term has no relationship to 'membrane ; GO:0016020' because the basement membrane is not a lipid bilayer.
basal lamina, basement lamina, lamina densa
GO:0005605, GO:0008003
cellular_component
GO:0005604
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl