thyroid follicular lumen
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0012246
A follicular lumen is the closed cavity within a follicle of the thyroid gland. It is surrounded by follicular cells and filled with colloid, a concentrated solution of thyroglobulin. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Follicular_lumen ]
Synonyms: thyroid follicular space, thyroid follicle lumen, lumen of thyroid follicle
Term info
follicular lumen
uberon
UBERON:0012246
Lumen of thyroid follicle
Term relations
- anatomical space
- anatomical entity
- luminal space of some thyroid follicle
- part of some thyroid follicle
- surrounded_by some thyroid follicle epithelium