| Term: | vertebra lining cell |
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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: | vertebra |
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| Synonyms: | vertebrae |
| Definition: | All serially repeated ossified, cartilaginous, and ligamentous elements around the notochord (Schultze and Arratia, 1988). Adult zebrafish usually 32 vertebrae but may have as few as 30 to as many as 33 vertebrae. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001189] |
| Name: | lining cell |
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| Synonyms: | boundary cell |
| Definition: | A cell within an epithelial cell sheet whose main function is to act as an internal or external covering for a tissue or an organism. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009130] |