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forestomach-glandular stomach junction
- Term ID
- UBERON:0012270
- Synonyms
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- forestomach - glandular stomach squamocolumnar junction
- limiting ridge of stomach
- margo plicatus
- squamo-columnar junction between forestomach and glandular stomach
- squamocolumnar junction with the glandular stomach
- Definition
- the distinct low fold of tissue that separates the non-glandular area of the stomach (forestomach) from the glandular stomach; the limiting ridge extends circumferentially from the large curvature of the stomach to the small curvature, just below the esophagus; at the esophagus, the course of the limiting ridge bends into a U-shape and almost surrounds the esophageal opening anna
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