| Term: | brain sphingomyelin |
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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: | brain |
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| Synonyms: | brain structure |
| Definition: | Cavitated compound organ which is comprised of gray and white matter and surrounds the cerebral ventricular system. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000008] |
| Name: | sphingomyelin |
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| Synonyms: | an N-(acyl)-sphingosylphosphocholine, Ceramide phosphocholine |
| Definition: | Any of a class of phospholipids in which the amino group of a sphingoid base is in amide linkage with one of several fatty acids, while the terminal hydroxy group of the sphingoid base is esterified to phosphorylcholine. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:64583] ( EBI ) |