Decidual Cell - CISMeF

Preferred Label : Decidual Cell;

NCIt definition : An endometrial fibroblast that differentiates during pregnancy in response to the implanting embryo by accumulating lipid and glycogen. It is polygonal, possesses a large, vesicular nucleus and is believed to secrete placental prolactin. The decidual cells form a tightly adherent, massive cellular matrix that first surrounds the implanting embryo and later occupies most of the endometrium.;

Details

Origin ID

C32429;

UMLS CUI

C1511740;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Decidua [NCIt concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Decidual cell [FMA entity]
Semantic type(s)
- Cell [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Decidual cell [FMA entity]

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