An acellular membrane that is part of the epithelium, lies adjacent to the epithelial cells, and is the fusion of the the basal lamina and the reticular lamina. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basement_membrane http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Synonyms: basement membrane of connective tissue membrana basalis
Term information
- SCTID:68989006
- FMA:63872
- AAO:0010596
- NCIT:C13191
- Wikipedia:Basement_membrane
- GAID:915
Term relations
- acellular membrane
- composed primarily of some basement membrane
- adjacent to some epithelial cell
- part of some epithelium
- has part some collagen type IV trimer