Search Ontology:
Cell Ontology
mesenchyme
- Term ID
- UBERON:0003104
- Synonyms
-
- mesenchyma
- mesenchymal tissue
- mesenchyme tissue
- Definition
- Portion of tissue consisting of loosely organized undifferentiated mesodermal cells that give rise to such structures as connective tissues, blood, lymphatics, bone, and cartilage[XAO]. A mesh-like cell arrangement, less compact than an epithelium[ZFA]. The part of the embryonic mesoderm, consisting of loosely packed, unspecialized cells set in a gelatinous ground substance, from which connective tissue, bone, cartilage, and the circulatory and lymphatic systems develop[BTO]. (2)
- References
-
- AAO:0010427
- AEO:0000145
- BTO:0001393
- Ontology
- Cell Ontology
- develops into
-
- has parts
-
- is a type of
-
- has subtype