BASEMENT MEMBRANE

basement membrane: translation

Extracellular matrix characteristically found under epithelial cells. There are two distinct layers: the basal lamina, immediately adjacent to the cells, is a product of the epithelial cells themselves and contains collagen type IV; the reticular lamina is produced by fibroblasts of the underlying connective tissue and contains fibrillar collagen.

basement membrane: translation

1. The noncellular membrane underlying the epidermal cells of the body wall that separates it from the body cavity.

2. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta)

Applied also to the inner surface of the eye; the basilemma.