OntologiesuberonclassesUBERON:0005769   
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basement membrane of epithelium
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0005769

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.

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Exact Synonyms
basement membrane of connective tissue
membrana basalis
Related Synonyms
basement membrane
class Information
curator note

this class represents a continuous sheet of basement membrane which can underlie multiple epithelial cells over large regions. In contrast, the GO class 'basal membrane' represents a portion of substance on the scale of a single cell.

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