| Term: | epidermis cell adhesion |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | epidermis |
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| Definition: | A cellular, multilayered epithelium derived from the ectoderm. Zebrafish epidermis consists only of living cells unlike terrestrial vertebrates in which dead, keratinized cells are present. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000105] |
| Name: | cell adhesion |
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| Synonyms: | cell adhesion molecule activity, single organism cell adhesion |
| Definition: | The attachment of a cell, either to another cell or to an underlying substrate such as the extracellular matrix, via cell adhesion molecules. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0007155] QuickGO AmiGO |