blood vessel external elastic membrane
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0015433
A thin layer of fibrous tissue capable of stretching and contracting. It is part of the tunica media of the blood vessels. [ ncithesaurus:External_Elastic_Membrane ]
Synonyms: external elastic membrane, external elastic lamina
Term info
- MA:0002862
- FMA:68206
- EMAPA:36302
- NCIT:C32555
in FMA this is classified as an acellular membrane, which is inconsistent with our classification as a tissue layer. Requires further investigation
outer elastic lamina
uberon
UBERON:0015433
External elastic lamina