the glandular mucous membrane lining of the uterine cavity that is hormonally responsive during the estrous/menstrual cycle and during pregnancy [ http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/smb MESH:A05.360.319.679.490 MP:0004896 ]
Synonyms: tunica mucosa (endometrium) uterine endometrium tunica mucosa uteri
Term information
- NCIT:C12313
- EFO:0000980
- GAID:377
- VHOG:0001285
- EMAPA:29917
- MIAA:0000319
- MESH:D004717
- UMLS:C0014180 (ncithesaurus:Endometrium)
- FMA:17742
- MAT:0000319
- CALOHA:TS-0276
- null:http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/278867007
- EV:0100115
- null:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0014180
- MA:0000390
- BTO:0001422
- null:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endometrium
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim
The maternal part of the placenta (of eutherian mammals) is the vascularized and glandular uterine lining, or endometrium.[well established][VHOG]
Animals that have estrous cycles reabsorb the endometrium if conception does not occur during that cycle. Animals that have menstrual cycles shed the endometrium through menstruation instead
Term relations
- mucosa
- reproductive system mucosa
- part of some uterine wall
- contributes to morphology of some uterus