| Term: | fibroblast focal adhesion |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | fibroblast |
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| Synonyms: | fibroblasts |
| Definition: | A connective tissue cell which secretes an extracellular matrix rich in collagen and other macromolecules. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009026] |
| Name: | focal adhesion |
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| Synonyms: | adhesion plaque, connecting hemi-adherens junction, focal contact, HAJ, hemi-adherens junction |
| Definition: | A cell-substrate junction that anchors the cell to the extracellular matrix and that forms a point of termination of actin filaments. In insects focal adhesion has also been referred to as hemi-adherens junction (HAJ). |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0005925] QuickGO AmiGO |