Preferred Name |
outer epithelium |
Synonyms |
hypoderm outer epidermal layer hypodermis epidermis outer epithelial layer epidermis (sensu Metazoa) |
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 |
bounding layer of | |
database_cross_reference |
BSA:0000073 FBbt:00004993 BTO:0000313 WBbt:0005733 TADS:0000109 HAO:0000298 |
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]. |
develops_from | |
editor note |
this grouping class exists primarily to align with GO - see GO:0008544. |
has_exact_synonym |
outer epidermal layer epidermis outer epithelial layer epidermis (sensu Metazoa) |
has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
has_related_synonym |
hypoderm hypodermis |
id |
UBERON:0007376 |
in_subset | |
label |
outer epithelium |
notation |
UBERON:0007376 |
prefLabel |
outer epithelium |
treeView | |
subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003102 |