Name: | heart |
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Definition: | Blood pumping organ composed of four components: sinus venosus, atrium, cardiac ventricle and bulbus arteriosus. |
Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000114] |
Name: | hyaluronic acid |
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Synonyms: | [beta-D-glucopyranuronosyl-(1->3)-2-(acetylamino)-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1->4)]n, [beta-N-Acetyl-D-glucosaminyl(1,4)beta-D-glucuronosyl(1,3)]n, acide hyaluronique, acido hialuronico, hyaluronan, Hyaluronic acid, Hyaluronsaeure |
Definition: | A mucopolysaccharide composed of N-acetylglucosamine and glucuronic acid subunits. It is found in the connective tissues of vertebrates. A principal constituent of the extracellular matrix (ECM), it mediates the growth and metastasis of tumour cells. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:16336] ( EBI ) |