| Term: | trabecular layer Elastin |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | trabecular layer |
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| Synonyms: | trabecula |
| Definition: | The layer of the myocardium composed of projections of contractile myocytes. The trabecular layer is bounded internally by the endocardium. Unlike the trabeculations of higher vertebrates, both atrial and ventricular trabeculae of the zebrafish have more strut-like character, and are more uniform without apparent regional differences. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005059] |