The maternal uterine-derived portion of the placenta. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11433360 MP:0004256 ]

Synonyms: decidous membrane

This is just here as a test because I lose it

Term information

database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, pheno_slim, human_reference_atlas

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/Gray33.png

development notes

formed under the influence of progesterone and forms highly-characteristic cells. [Wikipedia:Decidua]

editor note

TODO - check mp syn

has related synonym

maternal part of placenta

decidua basalis

extraembryonic part of placenta

maternal decidual layer

endometrium

maternal placenta

placenta maternal decidual layer

extraembryonic placenta

uterine decidua

id

UBERON:0002450

present in taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606