| Term: | spleen sphingomyelin 42:2 |
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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: | spleen |
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| Definition: | Organ that filters the blood removing defective blood cells. The spleen is a dark red organ, located in the peritoneal cavity, adjacent to one of the liver lobes. The spleen consists of red pulp composed of erythrocytes and thrombocytes and white pulp, composed of macrophages, reticular cells and reticulin fibers. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000436] |
| Name: | sphingomyelin 42:2 |
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| Synonyms: | SM 42:2, SM(42:2), sphingomyelin(42:2) |
| Definition: | A sphingomyelin in which the total number of carbons in the sphingoid base and fatty acyl groups is 42 with 2 double bonds. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:72534] ( EBI ) |