loading...| Preferred Name |
stratum spinosum of epidermis |
| Synonyms |
epidermis prickle cell layer squamous cell layer of epidermis prickle cell layer Malpighian layer epidermis stratum spinosum stratum Malpighii stratum spinosum prickle cell layer of epidermis |
| Definitions |
The layer of polyhedral cells in the epidermis found between the stratum granulosum and stratum basale; shrinkage and adhesion of these cells gives a spiny or prickly appearance. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002026 |
| adjacent to | |
| composed primarily of | |
| database_cross_reference |
Wikipedia:Stratum_spinosum BTO:0000435 EMAPA:32785 NCIT:C12850 MA:0000807 UMLS:C0221924 SCTID:420086000 FMA:67542 |
| definition |
The layer of polyhedral cells in the epidermis found between the stratum granulosum and stratum basale; shrinkage and adhesion of these cells gives a spiny or prickly appearance. |
| has part | |
| has_broad_synonym |
Malpighian layer stratum Malpighii |
| has_exact_synonym |
squamous cell layer of epidermis epidermis stratum spinosum stratum spinosum prickle cell layer of epidermis |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
epidermis prickle cell layer prickle cell layer |
| id |
UBERON:0002026 |
| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas |
| label |
stratum spinosum of epidermis |
| notation |
UBERON:0002026 |
| part_of | |
| prefLabel |
stratum spinosum of epidermis |
| present_in_taxon | |
| treeView | |
| UBPROP_0000009 |
Has cells that produce and secrete bipolar lipids which prevent evaporation, helping to 'water-proof' the skin. Keratinization begins in the stratum spinosum. [Wikipedia:Stratum_spinosum] |
| subClassOf |