perivascular space UBERON:0014930

[anna-anagnostop]

The Uberon term for perivascular space UBERON:0014930 is currently defined as "The space between a blood vessel and the pia mater" and is thus very brain-specific.

Please consider:

• Changing the primary term label for UBERON:0014930 to "brain perivascular space" to reflect its current textual definition and EQ [Equivalent to anatomical space and (adjacent to some blood vessel) and (adjacent to some pia mater)]

• Creating a new more general parent term for "perivascular space" to represent a fluid-filled space surrounding blood vessels in any organ (including the brain).

According to Wikipedia, "Perivascular spaces, especially around fenestrated capillaries, are found in many organs, such as the thymus, liver, kidneys, spleen, bones, and pineal gland (see section under "Structure" and [9][10][11][12]. Reference [10] PMID: 8434012 mentions multiple organs.

Thank you,

Anna V. Anagnostopoulos, PhD Senior Scientific Curator Mouse Genome Informatics ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-6490-7723

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