Term Name: lung connective tissue
Synonyms: connective tissue of lung, lung interstitial tissue, lung interstitium, pulmonary connective tissue, pulmonary interstitial tissue, pulmonary interstitium
Definition: the connective tissue located between the respiratory (airway and alveolar) epithelium, the capillary endothelium and pleural mesothelium; it contains basement membrane composed of collagen, elastin, proteoglycans, and fibronectin
Ontology: Cell Ontology [UBERON:0000114]

Relationships
is part of: lung
is a type of: connective tissue lower respiratory tract connective tissue mixed endoderm/mesoderm-derived structure thoracic segment connective tissue
has subtype: lobar bronchus connective tissue lung elastic tissue
transformation_of: lung mesenchyme