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loading...| Preferred Name |
skin mucus |
| Synonyms |
epidermal mucus |
| Definitions |
The epidermal mucus of fish regulates swimming speed by controlling the hydrodynamic resistance of the skin surface. The mucus is also presumed to serve as a defence against pathogenic organisms and is intimately associated with osmoregulation. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0005082 |
| created_by |
XPMUser |
| creation_date |
2011-03-07T08:14:51Z |
| definition |
The epidermal mucus of fish regulates swimming speed by controlling the hydrodynamic resistance of the skin surface. The mucus is also presumed to serve as a defence against pathogenic organisms and is intimately associated with osmoregulation. |
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| has_obo_namespace |
BrendaTissueOBO |
| has_related_synonym |
epidermal mucus |
| id |
BTO:0005082 |
| label |
skin mucus |
| notation |
BTO:0005082 |
| prefLabel |
skin mucus |
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