epicardial fat
Visceral intrapericardial fat contiguous with the myocardial surface. [ http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/abc.20130138 ]
Synonyms: epicardial adipose tissue, pericardial adipose tissue
Term info
database cross reference
- SCTID:42267001
- FMA:9871
has obo namespace
uberon
id
UBERON:0015129
prefLabel
Epicardial fat
Term relations
Equivalent to:
- adipose tissue and adjacent_to some epicardium and adjacent_to some visceral serous pericardium and surrounds some heart