cuticle
Definition
Tough but flexible, non-mineral outer coverings of an organism, or parts of an organism, that provide protection. Cuticles are non-homologous, differing in their origin, structure and chemical composition.
Reference
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Haendel MA., Balhoff JP., Bastian FB., Blackburn DC., Blake JA., Bradford Y. et al. 2014 Unification of multi-species vertebrate anatomy ontologies for comparative biology in Uberon. Journal of Biomedical Semantics. Vol. 5, (1) p. 21. doi: 10.1186/2041-1480-5-21
Creator: Michael Rubinigg
Relationships
Properties
Label
cuticle
EUPH Code (UID)
[2841]
EUPH IRI
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001002
Descriptor
n/a
Created
2023-01-23
Updated
2025-12-29
Contributors
Class
Author: Michael Rubinigg
Definition
Author: Michael Rubinigg
Translation
Authors: Michael Rubinigg
Class translations
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cuticle
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Michael Rubinigg
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