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]. [ http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0008544 ]
This is just here as a test because I lose it
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database
cross reference
- HAO:0000298
- WBbt:0005733
- BTO:0000313
- FBbt:00004993
- BSA:0000073
- null:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidermis_(zoology)
- TADS:0000109
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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].
editor note
- this grouping class exists primarily to align with GO - see GO:0008544.
has exact synonym
- outer epithelial layer
- epidermis
- epidermis (sensu Metazoa)
- outer epidermal layer
has obo namespace
- uberon
has related synonym
- hypodermis
- hypoderm
id
- UBERON:0007376
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