Term: | ventricular epicardium transforming growth factor beta receptor signaling pathway |
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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: | ventricular epicardium |
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Synonyms: | |
Definition: | The external layer of the ventricle bounding the ventricular myocardium. It is formed by a single layer of mesothelial cells supported by a basal lamina, and imbricated with collagen, fibroblasts, and vascular structures in the subepicardial space. |
Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005058] |
Name: | transforming growth factor beta receptor signaling pathway |
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Synonyms: | TGF-beta receptor signaling pathway, TGF-beta receptor signalling pathway, TGFbeta receptor signaling pathway, TGFbeta receptor signalling pathway, transforming growth factor beta receptor signalling pathway |
Definition: | The series of molecular signals initiated by an extracellular ligand binding to a transforming growth factor beta receptor on the surface of a target cell, and ending with the regulation of a downstream cellular process, e.g. transcription. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0007179] QuickGO AmiGO |