Term Name: basal lamina
Synonyms: basal laminae
Definition: Acellular anatomical structure that consists of a thin sheet of fibrous proteins that underlie and support the cells of an epithelium. It separates the cells of an epithelium from any underlying tissue.
Appears at: Unknown
Evident until: Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001485]

Relationships
is a type of: acellular anatomical structure
has subtype: glomerular basement membrane pronephric glomerular basement membrane

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