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epithelium of esophagus

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The epithelial layer that lines the luminal space of the esophagus. [ http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0-683-40008-8&isbn=1/ MP:0000468 ]

Synonyms: epithelium of oesophagus, oesophagus epithelial tissue, epithelial tissue of esophagus, esophagus epithelium, gullet epithelium, esophageal epithelium, epithelium of gullet, epithelial tissue of gullet, epithelial tissue of oesophagus, gullet epithelial tissue, esophagus epithelial tissue

Term info

database cross reference
  • FMA:63063
  • UMLS:C1179544 (ncithesaurus:Esophageal_Epithelium)
  • NCIT:C49221
  • EFO:0003041
  • MA:0001565
  • BTO:0001578
  • EHDAA2:0001287
  • TAO:0001499
  • ZFA:0001499
  • CALOHA:TS-0698
  • EMAPA:16835
Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core

UBPROP 0000001

Simple columnar epithelium that lines the esophagus. Chen et al, 2007.[TAO]

editor note

TODO check epithelium types: in FMA: Nonkeratinizing stratified squamous epithelium; mouse has basal and squamous subtypes; in ZFA it is columnar

has related synonym

oesophagus epithelium

id

UBERON:0001976

prefLabel

Epithelium of esophagus