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XB-ANAT-4049

Anatomy Term: pia mater
XAO ID: 0005289
Synonyms: pia, pia matter
Definition: "The innermost delicate fibrous meningeal coverings of the CNS. It is closely adherent to the brain tissue and is composed of one to several layers of flattened, modified fibroblasts and the ECM (collagen and elastic fibers, etc.) they produce."
Stage Range: NF stage 22 to death
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Parent(s): tissue (is_a) brain (part_of)

 


References: Ontology Lookup Service , XB ANATOMY ONTOLOGY