The glandular mucous membrane lining of the uterine cavity that is hormonally responsive during the estrous/menstrual cycle and during pregnancy. [ MESH:A05.360.319.679.490 http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/smb MP:0004896 ]
Synonyms: tunica mucosa (endometrium) uterine endometrium tunica mucosa uteri
Term information
- NCIT:C12313
- CALOHA:TS-0276
- BTO:0001422
- Wikipedia:Endometrium
- GAID:377
- EMAPA:29917
- VHOG:0001285
- EV:0100115
- SCTID:278867007
- MA:0000390
- EFO:0000980
- MIAA:0000319
- UMLS:C0014180 (ncithesaurus:Endometrium)
- MAT:0000319
- FMA:17742
- MESH:D004717
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, human_reference_atlas
The maternal part of the placenta (of eutherian mammals) is the vascularized and glandular uterine lining, or endometrium.[well established][VHOG]
Animals that have estrous cycles reabsorb the endometrium if conception does not occur during that cycle. Animals that have menstrual cycles shed the endometrium through menstruation instead
Term relations
- mucosa
- reproductive system mucosa
- part of some uterine wall
- only in taxon some Mammalia
- contributes to morphology of some uterus