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Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
adipose tissue +  
connective tissue of prostate gland +  
epimysium 
epineurium 
fibrous connective tissue +  
perimysium 
perineurium 
A layer of thin, concentrically arranged cells with interspersed collagen that lies within the epineurium. The perineurium is a component of the blood–nerve barrier and is essential for protecting axons and their associated Schwann cells from ionic flux, toxins and infection.

Synonyms
Xrefs: BTO:0003153;  EMAPA:37849;  FMA:52585;  NCI:C33302;  NCI:C41407;  NLXANAT:090205;  SCTID:362299001;  UMLS:C0205890;  Wikipedia:Perineurium
relational_adjective: perineurial
Definition Sources: NLXANAT:090205, PMID:18434767, PMID:25818566

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