Definition of Mesothelium. Meaning of Mesothelium. Synonyms of Mesothelium

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Definition of Mesothelium

Mesothelium
Mesothelium Mes`o*the"li*um, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`sos middle + E. epithelium.] (Biol.) Epithelial mesoderm; a layer of cuboidal epithelium cells, formed from a portion of the mesoderm during the differetiation of the germ layers. It constitutes the boundary of the c[oe]lum.

Meaning of Mesothelium from wikipedia

- The mesothelium is a membrane composed of simple squamous epithelial cells of mesodermal origin, which forms the lining of several body cavities: the...
- endoderm. The mesoderm forms mesenchyme, mesothelium, non-epithelial blood cells and coelomocytes. Mesothelium lines coeloms. Mesoderm forms the muscles...
- signalling. The ba****t membrane sits between epithelial tissues including mesothelium and endothelium, and the underlying connective tissue. As seen with the...
- and lining lymphatic vessels as lymphatic endothelium. Another type, mesothelium, forms the walls of the pericardium, pleurae, and peritoneum.[citation...
- semi-rigid, while the serous pericardium is quite pliable. The same mesothelium that constitutes the serous pericardium also covers the heart as the...
- retroperitoneal: intraperitoneal organs are covered in serosa (a layer of mesothelium, the visceral peritoneum) retroperitoneal organs are covered in adventitia...
- epithelia are found in endothelium (lining of blood and lymph capillaries), mesothelium (coelomic epithelium/peritoneum), alveoli of lungs, glomeruli, and other...
- digestive tract and other organs. In some animals, it is lined with mesothelium. In other animals, such as molluscs, it remains undifferentiated. In...
- mesothelium may also form radial and circular muscles on the septa, and circular muscles around the blood vessels and gut. Parts of the mesothelium,...
- intra-abdominal (or coelomic) organs, and is composed of a layer of mesothelium supported by a thin layer of connective tissue. This peritoneal lining...