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outer epithelium
- Term ID
- UBERON:0007376
- Synonyms
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- epidermis
- epidermis (sensu Metazoa)
- hypoderm
- hypodermis
- outer epidermal layer
- outer epithelial layer
- 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].
- References
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- BSA:0000073
- BTO:0000313
- Epidermis:(zoology)
- FBbt:00004993
- HAO:0000298
- TADS:0000109
- WBbt:0005733
- Ontology
- Cell Ontology
- develops from
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- develops into
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- is part of
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- has parts
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- is a type of
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- has subtype
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