the epithelial layer that lines the luminal space of the esophagus [ https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0-683-40008-8 MP:0000468 ]
Synonyms: epithelium of oesophagus oesophagus epithelial tissue esophagus epithelium epithelial tissue of esophagus gullet epithelium esophageal epithelium epithelial tissue of gullet epithelium of gullet epithelial tissue of oesophagus gullet epithelial tissue esophagus epithelial tissue
Term information
- MA:0001565
- EFO:0003041
- FMA:63063
- null:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C1179544
- CALOHA:TS-0698
- ZFA:0001499
- EHDAA2:0001287
- NCIT:C49221
- TAO:0001499
- EMAPA:16835
- BTO:0001578
- UMLS:C1179544 (ncithesaurus:Esophageal_Epithelium)
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
TODO check epithelium types: in FMA: Nonkeratinizing stratified squamous epithelium; mouse has basal and squamous subtypes; in ZFA it is columnar
Term relations
- epithelium
- digestive tract epithelium
- epithelium of mucosa
- contributes to morphology of some esophagus
- part of some esophagus mucosa