epithelium of esophagus
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
- MA:0001565
- TAO:0001499
- FMA:63063
- EMAPA:16835
- BTO:0001578
- CALOHA:TS-0698
- EFO:0003041
- EHDAA2:0001287
- ZFA:0001499
- UMLS:C1179544 (ncithesaurus:Esophageal_Epithelium)
- NCIT:C49221
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
Simple columnar epithelium that lines the esophagus. Chen et al, 2007.[TAO]
TODO check epithelium types: in FMA: Nonkeratinizing stratified squamous epithelium; mouse has basal and squamous subtypes; in ZFA it is columnar
oesophagus epithelium
uberon
UBERON:0001976
Epithelium of esophagus
Term relations
- digestive tract epithelium
- epithelium of mucosa
- contributes to morphology of some esophagus
- part of some esophagus mucosa