Term: ventricular myocardium desmosome
Name: ventricular myocardium
Synonyms:
Definition: Muscular layer of the cardiac ventricle composed of a compact myocardial layer surrounding the trabecular layer.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005061]
Name: desmosome
Synonyms: macula adherens, spot desmosome
Definition: A cell-cell junction in which: on the cytoplasmic surface of each interacting plasma membrane is a dense plaque composed of a mixture of intracellular anchor proteins; a bundle of keratin intermediate filaments is attached to the surface of each plaque; transmembrane adhesion proteins of the cadherin family bind to the plaques and interact through their extracellular domains to hold the adjacent membranes together by a Ca2+-dependent mechanism.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0030057]    QuickGO    AmiGO