loading...| Preferred Name |
outer epithelium |
| Synonyms |
epidermis outer epidermal layer epidermis (sensu Metazoa) outer epithelial layer |
| Definitions |
The epidermis is the entire outer epithelial layer of an animal, it may be a single layer that produces an extracellular material (e.g. the cuticle of arthropods) or a complex stratified squamous epithelium, as in the case of many vertebrate species[GO]. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0007376 |
| database_cross_reference |
WBbt:0005733 BTO:0000313 FBbt:00004993 BSA:0000073 HAO:0000298 TADS:0000109 |
| definition |
The epidermis is the entire outer epithelial layer of an animal, it may be a single layer that produces an extracellular material (e.g. the cuticle of arthropods) or a complex stratified squamous epithelium, as in the case of many vertebrate species[GO]. |
| has exact synonym |
epidermis outer epidermal layer epidermis (sensu Metazoa) outer epithelial layer |
| imported from | |
| inSubset |
http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#grouping_class |
| label |
outer epithelium |
| prefixIRI |
UBERON:0007376 |
| prefLabel |
outer epithelium |
| subClassOf |