BASEMENT MEMBRANE
\bˈe͡ɪsmənt mˈɛmbɹe͡ɪn], \bˈeɪsmənt mˈɛmbɹeɪn], \b_ˈeɪ_s_m_ə_n_t m_ˈɛ_m_b_ɹ_eɪ_n]\
Definitions of BASEMENT MEMBRANE
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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Ubiquitous supportive tissue adjacent to epithelium and around smooth and striated muscle cells. This tissue contains intrinsic macromolecular components such as collagen, laminin, and sulfated proteoglycans. As seen by light microscopy one of its subdivisions is the basal (basement) lamina.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A very thin membrane beneath the epithelium of a mucous membrane and beneath the secreting glands opening on its surface.
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A thin structureless layer underlying the epithelium of the integument and mucous membrane, and serving as a support for numerous delicate structures.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By William R. Warner
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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A delicate subepidermic or subepithelial layer.
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Delicate layer underlying epithelium.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
