Term Name: | endocardial cushion |
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Synonyms: | atrioventricular canal cushion, atrioventricular cushion, AV cushion, cardiac cushion, endocardial cushion tissue, endocardial cushions |
Definition: | The endocardial cushion is a specialized region of mesenchymal cells that will give rise to the heart septa and valves[GO]. Swellings of tissue present between the endocardial and myocardial cell layers that will give rise to the interstitial cells of the cardiac valves[ZFA]. |
Ontology: | Cell Ontology [UBERON:0002062] |