Preferred Label : parenchyma;
Uberon definition : functional part of an organ in the body. This is in contrast to the stroma, which
refers to the structural tissue of organs, being exactly, connective tissues.;
Uberon Development note : Early in development the mammalian embryo has three distinct layers: ectoderm (external
layer), endoderm (internal layer) and in between those two layers the middle layer
or mesoderm. The parenchyma of most organs is of ectodermal (brain, skin) or endodermal
origin (lungs, gastrointestinal tract, liver, pancreas). The parenchyma of a few organs
(spleen, kidneys, heart) is of mesodermal origin. The stroma of all organs is of mesodermal
origin;
Origin ID : 0000353;
UMLS CUI : C0933845;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Uberon cross reference
functional part of an organ in the body. This is in contrast to the stroma, which
refers to the structural tissue of organs, being exactly, connective tissues.
