The connective tissue located between the respiratory (airway and alveolar) epithelium, the capillary endothelium and pleural mesothelium; it contains basement membrane composed of collagen, elastin, proteoglycans, and fibronectin. [ MP:0002276 http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/anna http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14635660 https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0-683-40008-8 ]
Synonyms: pulmonary interstitium connective tissue of lung
Term information
- MA:0001782
- EMAPA:35521
- FMA:27533
- SCTID:201609008
pheno_slim, human_reference_atlas
it functions in the mechanical behavior of the lung, and forms a barrier to regulate the flow of plasma constituents from the capillaries to the airway and alveolar spaces
lung interstitium
pulmonary connective tissue
lung interstitial tissue
pulmonary interstitial tissue
Term relations
- thoracic segment connective tissue
- connective tissue
- lower respiratory tract connective tissue
- mesoderm-derived structure
- transformation of some lung mesenchyme
- part of some lung
- contributes to morphology of some lung