A thin layer of smooth muscle within the bladder lamina propria. [ http://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/bladderhistology.html NCIT:C32207 ]
Synonyms: muscularis mucosa of urinary bladder
Term information
- EMAPA:28619
- MA:0002490
- UMLS:C1511195 (ncithesaurus:Bladder_Muscularis_Mucosa)
- NCIT:C32207
One study observed that in humans this layer is frequently discontinuous, sparse or sometimes hyperplastic or absent[PMID:3631381]