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simple squamous epithelium

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Unilaminar epithelium which consists of a single layer of squamous cells. Examples: pulmonary alveolar epithelium, endothelium.[FMA]. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9114-8737 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_squamous_epithelium FMA:45565 ]

Synonyms: epithelium simplex squamosum

Term info

database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, vertebrate_core

plural term
simple squamous epithelia [ ZFA:0001498 ]

UBPROP 0000001

Unilaminar epithelium that consists of a single layer of squamous cells.[CARO]

depicted by

Illu:epithelium.jpg, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/Illu_epithelium.jpg

has related synonym

simple squamous epithelia

id

UBERON:0000487

imported from

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

prefLabel

Simple squamous epithelium