outer epitheliumImported
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].
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Exact Synonyms
epidermis (sensu Metazoa)
epidermis
outer epidermal layer
outer epithelial layer
Related Synonyms
hypoderm
hypodermis
class Information
editor note
this grouping class exists primarily to align with GO - see epidermis developmentgo.
has_dbxref
- BSA:0000073
- hypodermisbto
- epidermisfbbt
- epidermishao
- TADS:0000109
- hypodermiswbbt
- Wikipedia:Epidermis_(zoology)
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class Relations
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Subclass of
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has part
part of
results in morphogenesis of
develops from