seminiferous tubule epithelium
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0004813
The stratified epithelial lining of the seminiferous tubules, consisting of the developing spermatozoa and the supporting Sertoli cells, which are tall, columnar type cells that line the tubule. [ MP:0011750 http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/csmith ]
Synonyms: epithelial tissue of seminiferous tubule of testis, seminiferous tubule epithelial tissue, epithelium of seminiferous tubule, male germinal epithelium, germinal epithelium (male), wall of seminiferous tubule, testis germinal epithelium, epithelium of seminiferous tubule of testis, epithelial tissue of seminiferous tubule, seminiferous epithelium
Term info
- FMA:19885
- BTO:0001811
- RETIRED_EHDAA2:0002009
- NCIT:C49296
- EHDAA:8148
- Wikipedia:Germinal_epithelium_(male)
- CALOHA:TS-0920
- MESH:D012670
- EMAPA:35761
- GAID:401
- MA:0001748
- VHOG:0000631
- UMLS:C0036629 (ncithesaurus:Seminiferous_Epithelium)
pheno_slim
uberon
UBERON:0004813
Epithelium of seminiferous tubule of testis
Term relations
- epithelium of male gonad
- epithelial layer of duct
- mesothelium
- has part some spermatogonium
- part of some seminiferous tubule of testis
- has part some Sertoli cell
- contributes to morphology of some seminiferous tubule of testis