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blood

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000178


Synonyms: portion of blood, vertebrate blood

Term info

database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core, human_reference_atlas

UBPROP 0000001

A complex mixture of cells suspended in a liquid matrix that delivers nutrients to cells and removes wastes. (Source: BioGlossary, www.Biology-Text.com)[TAO], Highly specialized circulating tissue consisting of several types of cells suspended in a fluid medium known as plasma.[AAO]

UBPROP 0000002

relationship loss: subclass specialized connective tissue (AAO:0000571)[AAO]

UBPROP 0000003

Recent findings strongly suggest that the molecular pathways involved in the development and function of blood cells are highly conserved among vertebrates and various invertebrates phyla. (...) There is now good reason to believe that, in vertebrates and invertebrates alike, blood cell lineages diverge from a common type of progenitor cell, the hemocytoblast.[well established][VHOG]

contributor

https://github.com/cmungall, https://github.com/tmeehan

curator note

This class excludes blood analogues, such as the insect analog of blood. See UBERON:0000179 haemolymphatic fluid.

has related synonym

whole blood

id

UBERON:0000178

imported from

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon.owl, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl

prefLabel

Portion of blood

present in taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606