The glandular mucous membrane lining of the uterine cavity that is hormonally responsive during the estrous/menstrual cycle and during pregnancy. [ MP:0004896 http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/smb MESH:A05.360.319.679.490 ]
Synonyms: tunica mucosa (endometrium) uterine endometrium tunica mucosa uteri
Term information
- Wikipedia:Endometrium
- CALOHA:TS-0276
- MIAA:0000319
- MA:0000390
- UMLS:C0014180 (ncithesaurus:Endometrium)
- MESH:D004717
- VHOG:0001285
- BTO:0001422
- GAID:377
- MAT:0000319
- EV:0100115
- FMA:17742
- EMAPA:29917
- SCTID:278867007
- EFO:0000980
- NCIT:C12313
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
- part of some uterus
- contributes to morphology of some uterus
- in taxon some Mammalia