The epithelial lining of the luminal space of the urinary bladder. [ MP:0000540 ]
This is just here as a test because I lose it
Term information
database cross reference
- NCIT:C13318
- BTO:0001694
- SCTID:25631003
- UMLS:C0225339 (ncithesaurus:Transitional_Epithelium)
- FMA:15936
- MA:0001693
- EMAPA:28601
- CALOHA:TS-1088
Subsets
pheno_slim
has exact synonym
urothelium of urinary bladder
urinary bladder transitional epithelium
bladder transitional cell epithelium
transitional epithelium of urinary bladder
structure notes
5-7 cell layers thick in contracted bladder, 2-3 cells thick in distended bladder; lines renal pelvis, ureters, bladder, most of urethra but not distal urethra
Term relations
Subclass of:
- urothelium
- meso-epithelium
- mixed endoderm/mesoderm-derived structure
- epithelium of mucosa
- part of some urinary bladder
- part of some mucosa of urinary bladder
- contributes to morphology of some urinary bladder
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