reticular lamina of epithelium
A thin extracellular layer that sometimes lies below the basal lamina, is composed chiefly of collagenous fibers, and serves to anchor the basal lamina to underlying connective tissue.
Also appears inhcao
Exact Synonyms
fibroreticular lamina
lamina fibroreticularis
Related Synonyms
lamina reticularis
reticular lamina
reticular membrane
class Information
curator note
this class represents a continuous sheet of reticular lamina which can underlie multiple epithelial cells over large regions. In contrast, the GO class 'lamina reticularis' represents a portion of substance on the scale of a single cell.
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