glial limiting membrane

Term ID

UBERON:0018687

Synonyms

• glia limitans

Definition

The meshwork of astrocytic foot processes (glial end feet) covered by a basal lamina adjacent to the inner pial surface of the central nervous system. http://neurolex.org/wiki/Nlx_subcell_100209

References

• Glia:limitans
• NIF_Subcellular:nlx_subcell_100209

Ontology

Uberon Ontology