loading...| Preferred Name |
outer epithelium |
| Synonyms |
epidermis hypodermis outer epidermal layer hypoderm 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 |
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| database_cross_reference |
WBbt:0005733 BTO:0000313 FBbt:00004993 BSA:0000073 HAO:0000298 Wikipedia:Epidermis_(zoology) 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]. |
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| editor note |
this grouping class exists primarily to align with GO - see GO:0008544. |
| has_exact_synonym |
epidermis outer epidermal layer epidermis (sensu Metazoa) outer epithelial layer |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
hypodermis hypoderm |
| id |
UBERON:0007376 |
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| label |
outer epithelium |
| notation |
UBERON:0007376 |
| prefLabel |
outer epithelium |
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