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Basement Membrane MeSH Descriptor Data 2023


MeSH Heading
Basement Membrane
Tree Number(s)
A10.272.220
A10.615.179
Unique ID
D001485
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001485
Annotation
do not confuse entry term BASAL LAMINA with "lamina basalis", the basal plate of the embryonic neural tube
Scope Note
A darkly stained mat-like EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX (ECM) that separates cell layers, such as EPITHELIUM from ENDOTHELIUM or a layer of CONNECTIVE TISSUE. The ECM layer that supports an overlying EPITHELIUM or ENDOTHELIUM is called basal lamina. Basement membrane (BM) can be formed by the fusion of either two adjacent basal laminae or a basal lamina with an adjacent reticular lamina of connective tissue. BM, composed mainly of TYPE IV COLLAGEN; glycoprotein LAMININ; and PROTEOGLYCAN, provides barriers as well as channels between interacting cell layers.
Entry Term(s)
Basal Lamina
Basement Lamina
NLM Classification #
QS 532.5.E7
Public MeSH Note
67
History Note
67(65)
Date Established
1967/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2005/06/30
Basement Membrane Preferred
Basal Lamina Narrower
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