blood vessel internal elastic membrane
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0011392
A layer of elastic tissue that forms the outermost part of the tunica intima of blood vessels. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_elastic_lamina ]
Synonyms: inner elastic lamina, internal elastic lamina, internal elastic membrane
Term info
- UMLS:C1512870 (ncithesaurus:Internal_Elastic_Membrane)
- Wikipedia:Internal_elastic_lamina
- SCTID:86405007
- EMAPA:36301
- MA:0002863
- FMA:68205
- NCIT:C32842
A stretchable connective tissue membrane that is the outermost component of the tunica intima, delineating the border between the tunica media and the tunica intima.
in FMA this is classified as an acellular membrane, which is inconsistent with our classification as a tissue layer. Requires further investigation
uberon
UBERON:0011392
Internal elastic lamina