Preferred Label : oviduct mucosal fold;
Uberon definition : The wall of the fallopian tube includes an elaborately folded mucosa (endosalpinx)
surrounded by a muscularis (myosalpinx). The mucosa is lined by a ciliated columnar
epithelium with secretory cells, and is folded out into the lumen so that an ovum
in the lumen will always be close to the cilia for transport to the uterus.;
Uberon synonym : endosalpinx;
Uberon related term : mucosal fold of fallopian tube; mucosal fold of oviduct;
Origin ID : 0018343;
Uberon cross reference
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The wall of the fallopian tube includes an elaborately folded mucosa (endosalpinx)
surrounded by a muscularis (myosalpinx). The mucosa is lined by a ciliated columnar
epithelium with secretory cells, and is folded out into the lumen so that an ovum
in the lumen will always be close to the cilia for transport to the uterus.
